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Maritime Capability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IUU Fishing Detection<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Detect illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity across exclusive economic zones worldwide, including the vessels that go dark to avoid it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Problem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where illegal fishing goes unseen.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing costs the global economy an estimated $23 billion annually. It depletes fish stocks, damages marine ecosystems, undermines food security, and often intersects with forced labor and organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vessels fishing illegally frequently disable their tracking systems to avoid detection. Patrol-based enforcement covers a fraction of the ocean at any given time, and AIS-based monitoring only works for vessels that cooperate. The result is vast stretches of ocean where illegal fishing goes undetected and unreported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Theia Detects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Detection that does not depend on cooperative signals.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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01 \/ Dark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dark Fishing Vessel Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Satellite imagery detects fishing vessels that have disabled their AIS transponders, operating in areas where they should not be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02 \/ Boundary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

EEZ Boundary Monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Theia monitors exclusive economic zone boundaries continuously and identifies vessels crossing into protected waters without authorization, regardless of AIS status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03 \/ Pattern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Behavioral Pattern Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fishing vessels exhibit distinctive patterns: loitering, trawling tracks, transshipment at sea. Theia identifies these from satellite data and flags anomalies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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04 \/ Transfer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Transshipment Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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IUU catch is often transferred to refrigerated cargo ships at sea to avoid port inspection. Theia detects these events with satellite-based proximity detection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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By the Numbers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The scale of the problem.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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$23B<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estimated annual cost of IUU fishing worldwide<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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40M+ km\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earth’s surface analyzed daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Global<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EEZ boundary monitoring across the world’s oceans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Use Cases<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Where IUU detection matters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Coast Guard & Fisheries Enforcement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Detect illegal fishing activity in real time and direct enforcement resources effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Regional Fisheries Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monitor compliance with catch quotas, area closures, and seasonal restrictions across RFMO waters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Environmental & Conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Track the scale and patterns of IUU activity to support advocacy and policy development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Government Policy Enforcement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Verify compliance with national and international fisheries regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Related Capabilities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

IUU rarely happens in isolation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dark Fleet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark Vessel Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IUU fishing vessels frequently go dark to operate undetected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Identity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vessel Attribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Identify fishing vessels despite identity manipulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transshipment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ship-to-Ship Transfer Detection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Catch transferred at sea uses the same proximity detection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Illegal fishing intersects with the same deception tactics Theia tracks across the maritime domain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Get Started<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Monitor your waters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Request a demonstration and see how Theia detects illegal fishing activity across exclusive economic zones worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Problem Where illegal fishing goes unseen. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing costs the global economy an estimated $23 billion annually. It depletes fish stocks, damages marine ecosystems, undermines food security, and often intersects with forced labor and organized crime. Vessels fishing illegally frequently disable their tracking systems to avoid detection. 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