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FFA Bryan Scott Steve Masika
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FFA Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency CROP agency like SPC, SOPAC Focused on fisheries – especially Tuna Based Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Areas / Members Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency CROP agency like SPC, SOPAC WCPFC Area
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Tuna Value Annual Tuna Catch Value : $US4 Billion + Return to FFA Members : 3 – 5 % can be >10% national GDP
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Uses of Spatial Data Vessel Monitoring System Regional Arrangements fund dispersement Enforcement Advise Multi-lateral maritime operations Management
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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:
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Purse Seine Position update every hour
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Long line Position update every 4 hours
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Pole and Line Position update every 4 hours
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Bunker(Tanker) Boat Position update every 4 hours
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Fish Carrier Position update every 4 hours
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Mobile Transceiver Units MTU’s relay positional data to the FFA VMS Fitted to Manufacturers standards Antenna mounted with clear view of the satellite
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VMS Overview Fishing Vessel Communication satellite LES
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Track Analysis(SMARTrac) Tracks coloured by speed Distinct pattern of set and retrieve of Lines (Track Signature)
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Track Analysis Fishing style easily noticed by the Signature
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Boundaries EEZ-200 nm 12 mile Archipelagic waters Papua New Guinea Solomon Is.
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On the Edge Donut 12Nm West TV
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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
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JCC FFA FJ TVSBUSN BPC USCG FR NZ AU PPB Asset
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Targeted Surveillance LICENCESLOCATION ACTIONSOBSERVERSHISTORY OTHERS Compliance Index
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Why Google Earth 1. Cheap 2. Simple 3. Where I do I live factor 4. Low Bandwidth
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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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Questions ?
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Thank You
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