New Project to Meet Surveillance Requirements in the Remote Pacific Persistence Surveillance Objectives: Protect U.S. resources, including fisheries, habitats and protected species Monitor the state of ocean resources Combine existing technologies in a novel, scalable, cost-effective configurations U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service

Persistence Surveillance Concept Combines existing capabilities including: Satellites Vessel reporting systems (AIS and VMS) Air and surface patrols Over-the-horizon radars Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Merges two existing capabilities in a new way: Autonomous surface platform (Wave Glider) Passive acoustic Ultra-short Baseline (USBL) U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service

Persistence Surveillance - Interested Partners Federal Agencies United States Coast Guard/Dept. of Homeland Security National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Non-governmental Organizations Google, Marine Conservation Institute, Sylvia Earle, WildAid Private Industry Liquid Robotics, Teledyne Benthos Academia University of Hawaii – CIMEES Center for Island Maritime Extreme Environmental Security and Stevens Institute of Technology National Center for Secure and Resilient (CSR) Maritime Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service

Persistent Surveillance Design – Two Phases Phase I: Proof-of-concept for integrated Wave Glider and USBL technologies Engineering integration to produce WG/USBL units Multiple, iterative deployments with three units in 2013 ranging in duration from hours to days Acoustic algorithm development Enhancement of USBL firmware based on acoustic data analysis Field trials with USCG and vessels of opportunity Integration of WG/USBL data with other relevant datasets (AIS, VMS, HF radar, satellite) U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service

Persistent Surveillance Design – Phase II: Demonstration Project 2014 earliest target deployment for 6-12 months Objective – Demonstrate threat assessment capabilities of system presence and behavioral characteristics of vessels persistent monitoring Additional units - up to 9 WG, USCG airborne assets Considered Site: Marianas Archipelago recommended at 2/2012 Workshop Remote ocean area of international interest Feasible staging from Guam - relatively close to bases/infrastructure Other areas can be considered U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Marine Fisheries Service