Detection of illegal fishing

Sustainment of fishing stocks can be accomplished by reducing illegal fishing. Enforcement requires timely intelligence. Often the perpetrators escape the enforcement zone to meet up with the fish buyers at sea where they conduct illegal transactions. Transshipments at sea enable criminal endeavors of all kinds. This paper addresses detecting fishingrelated behaviors from track data, associating RF and satellite imagery to identify the vessels, and using the evidence to build a confident case to support prosecution and deterrence efforts.