Jun 22, 2020 | Maritime Security, Press
Download the PDF Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) will help Myanmar reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and protect the sovereignty of its EEZ. There has been a 90 percent decline in Myanmar’s marine fishery resources in the past 40 years (FAO) and...
May 12, 2020 | Environment and Climate, Maritime Security
Plastic waste in the oceans has disastrous consequences for the environment and human health, and Indonesia is the world’s second largest polluter. The government, aware of the urgency, is exploring many avenues to combat this scourge. The authorities have...
Dec 12, 2019 | Maritime Security
On 12 December 1999, at dawn, in a raging ocean, the oil tanker Erika sank in 120 metres of water off the coast of Brittany. It had been in trouble since the day before due to a technical failure. The 26 crew members would be rescued by helicopter. 20,000 tonnes of...
Nov 14, 2019 | CLS Group, Maritime Security, Press
Download the PDF The VIGISAT project has enabled many accomplishments over the past 10 years, such as reducing oil pollution in European waters by half; combating illegal fishing, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration; improving our understanding of extreme...
Nov 5, 2019 | Maritime Security, Race
The Brest Atlantiques race set off on November 5th, 2019. The 4 skippers in the running left from Brest (France) across the Atlantic Ocean towards Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and then Cape Town (Robben Island – South Africa). This 14,000-mile race could lead...
Jun 5, 2019 | Maritime Security, Sustainable Fisheries Management
FAO has declared June 5, 2019 as the International Day for the Fight against Illegal Fishing. CLS from space fights these environmental crimes on a daily basis. Today, marine resources are too often depleted (due to overfishing and illegal, unreported, and unregulated...
