Ill SURVEY FRAMEWORK AND ASSUMPTIONS 



A. The Enforcement Problem 



The survey reported here is limited to examination of the potential 

 of remote sensing technology to support enforcement of the 200-nmi 

 fishing zone. Specifically, the statement of work states that the pur- 

 pose of the survey is to identify and establish performance bounds 

 for selected available remote sensing techniques for the detection and 

 classification of vessels subject to regulation in the 200-nmi fishing 

 zone. Moreover, in performing the survey, no specific enforcement 

 scheme or mandated level of enforcement were assumed. However, because 

 examination and comparison of alternative sensory approaches requires 

 a common framework for analysis, it was agreed that assumptions would 

 be made about the expected characteristics of vessels subject to regula- 

 tion and about the environment in which enforcement will take place. 

 This section of the report describes the setting within which fishery 

 zone enforcement must be accomplished and provides an assumed "surveil- 

 lance model" with respect to which the detection and classification 

 potential of selected remote sensing techniques was examined. 



The basis for enforcement of a 200-nmi fishing zone is contained 

 in Public Law 94-265 (Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976), 

 enacted 13 April 1976, with enforcement to commence on 1 March 1977. 



For this study, "surveillance" includes the detection of vessels po- 

 tentially subject to enforcement action and their classification with 

 respect to characteristics significant to planning and performing 

 enforcement actions. 



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