FFA Bryan Scott Steve Masika

FFA Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency CROP agency like SPC, SOPAC Focused on fisheries – especially Tuna Based Honiara, Solomon Islands

Areas / Members Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency CROP agency like SPC, SOPAC WCPFC Area

Tuna Value Annual Tuna Catch Value : $US4 Billion + Return to FFA Members : 3 – 5 % can be >10% national GDP

Uses of Spatial Data Vessel Monitoring System Regional Arrangements fund dispersement Enforcement Advise Multi-lateral maritime operations Management

Fishing Vessel Types FFA VMS uses Inmarsat C/Iridium satellites to deliver positional data Positional data is plotted automatically on Mapinfo. Vessels monitored on VMS include the following:

Purse Seine Position update every hour

Long line Position update every 4 hours

Pole and Line Position update every 4 hours

Bunker(Tanker) Boat Position update every 4 hours

Fish Carrier Position update every 4 hours

Mobile Transceiver Units MTU’s relay positional data to the FFA VMS Fitted to Manufacturers standards Antenna mounted with clear view of the satellite

VMS Overview Fishing Vessel Communication satellite LES

Track Analysis(SMARTrac) Tracks coloured by speed Distinct pattern of set and retrieve of Lines (Track Signature)

Track Analysis Fishing style easily noticed by the Signature

Boundaries EEZ-200 nm 12 mile Archipelagic waters Papua New Guinea Solomon Is.

On the Edge Donut 12Nm West TV

RFSC Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre Runs every day Coordinates the larger multilateral operations Up to 4 per year Multiple Inputs VMS, Excel Reports, Licensing, Observers, AIS Provides targeted surveillance advise Distributed GIS based on Google Earth

JCC FFA FJ TVSBUSN BPC USCG FR NZ AU PPB Asset

Targeted Surveillance LICENCESLOCATION ACTIONSOBSERVERSHISTORY OTHERS Compliance Index

Why Google Earth 1. Cheap 2. Simple 3. Where I do I live factor 4. Low Bandwidth

Kurukuru 2010 Countries FJ, PG, TV, CK, SB, VU, TO, NU NZ, AU, FR, US 6 x Aircraft Dash-8 BPC, AP3C AU, P3K NZ, C130 USCG 2 x FR Guardians 10 x Surface Assets 1 x FR Frigate (HELO) 2 x FR Patrol Boats 1 x RNZN OPV (offshore patrol vessel) 5 x PPB 1 x USCG Cutter (HELO) 21 Days including prep > 500 people involved JCC Staff : 25 > $300,000 in fuel for PPB 2 (+) Apprehensions > 30 Boardings ?? Contact sightings

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