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Figure 1 



International Ice Patrol's Operation Area showing bathymetry 

 of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland 



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partment of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) year 

 round, and for AES June through December. 

 DFO flights, which are designated to monitor 

 the activities of fishing vessels, frequently carry 

 them to areas with high iceberg concentra- 

 tions. The next largest contribution to the air 

 reconnaissancetotalisfromllPICERECDETs. 

 IIP flights concentrate on defining the bound- 

 aries of the iceberg distribution. These are 

 typically areas of low iceberg concentrations. 

 Table 2 shows the increased relative contribu- 

 tion of the IIP flights near the limits. BAPS 

 sightings are icebergs detected north of 52°N 

 primarily by AES reconnaissance. These are 



passed to IIP by AES as the icebergs cross 

 into the Ice Patrol operating area. AES ac- 

 quired and relayed to IIP iceberg information 

 obtained during sea ice reconnaissance flights 

 and a few flights dedicated solely to iceberg 

 reconnaissance. 



During 1 994, the IIP Operations Center 

 received a total of 9446 target sightings within 

 its operations area which were entered into 

 HP's drift model. This is comparable to the 

 8058 target sightings during 1993. The 9446 

 targets entered into MP's drift model do not 

 represent ail of the targets reported to IIP. 



