V PERFORMANCE AND COST ANALYSES 



A. General 



To the extent possible, the analyses of the techniques identified in 

 Section IV with respect to the performance of functions that can support 

 enforcement of the 200-nmi fishing zone addressed quantitative measures 

 that can facilitate comparison of one technique with others in the per- 

 formance of specific enforcement missions. However, because no informa- 

 tion was obtained (or assumed) regarding the kinds of enforcement missions 

 to be performed, the capabilities and limitations of the various remote 

 sensor techniques analyzed are necessarily presented at a somewhat gen- 

 eralized level. Nevertheless, the information provided can be used to 

 perform specific analyses of particular enforcement missions whenever 

 these are established. 



Examination of the overall enforcement problem and the environment 



in which it must be addressed, as described in Section III, suggests 



that remote sensing technology can make a contribution in three functional 

 areas: 



• Gross (large area) surveillance to detect and classify con- 

 centrations of fishing vessels of interest from the enforce- 

 ment standpoint. 



• Local (small area) surveillance to monitor fishing activity. 



• Collection of position and identification information. 



Accordingly, each technique is analyzed for its potential to 

 support these functional areas. In addition, however, whenever a tech- 

 nique exhibits a potential to contribute to answering any of the ques- 

 tions listed in Table 4, this potential capability is also identified. 



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