Fisheries and Oceans Canada Launches Satellite Program to Track IUU Fishing
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched a new program that will use satellite technology to detect “dark vessels” engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
With the help of the Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science, Global Affairs Canada, and MDA, the CAD 7 million Dark Vessel Detection program uses satellite technology to locate and track vessels whose location transmitting devices have been switched off, sometimes in an attempt to evade monitoring, control and surveillance...
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