Ref. Ares(2022)2449823 - 01/04/2022

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OPV Lundy Sentinel

Experience with a light quadcopter RPAS
since Sep. 2019

Service provided by EMSA

Europear Maritime Safety Agency

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v During pre-boarding and boarding phases to do checks on
safety and security of boarding teams and information gathering

v Covid pandemic related measures: check open spaces on
board target vessels

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Experience has show added value for
fisheries control

v Obtain images of catch and species of a haul

v Detection of fishing vessels for which VMS or AIS is not received
v Visualisation of fishing gear used

v Checking possible fishing activity in Fisheries Restricted Areas

v Checking discarding and High-grading practices

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Images of catch and species of a haul

v General images of the catch volume of a haul can be obtained
based on video footages collected by the RPAS.

v To obtain images of species catch composition. This is possible
when the catch is composed of a limited number of fish species
that have differences in size or colour.

 

 

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Fishing gear and activity related

v To get images about the gear and net in use and check
possible gear attachments

v Checking possible activity in Fisheries Restricted Areas

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Night flights

v The use of RPAS for night surveillance (using infrared sensor),
in areas where there is a higher risk of use of illegal fishing gear

 

 

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