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MARITIME SECURITY
Goal C3: Eliminate illegal encroachment of the 200 mile U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone by foreign fishing vessels.
FY99 Target: Reduce illegal encroachment of the 200 mile U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone by foreign fishing vessels by 5% from FY96 baseline of 213
encroachments to 202 encroachments.
Measure: Number encroachments.
Measurement Issues: Data obtained from the Coast Guard Planning and
Assessment System and validated by program managers. FY97 data affected
by reclassification of many Mexican fishing vessels that were previously
identified as illegal fishermen and are now classified as drug carriers.
Selected Program Standards/Customer Service Standards:
Monitor high threat areas sufficient to detect all vessels engaged in
of suspected of illegal encroachment.
Intercept 90% of known suspects that are detected.
Respond to all known incidents of illegal encroachment in progress.
Causal Factors to be Addressed:
U.S. fisheries stocks within the Exclusive Economic Zone are valuable
to foreign vessels that choose to illegally exploit them.
The Exclusive Economic Zone border covers a large area and is difficult
to fully monitor.
Strategies to Achieve Target:
Ongoing Strategies:
Enforce Exclusive Economic Zone boundary and regulations.
Develop enforcement plans in conjunction with the National Marine
Fisheries Service.
Use research and development to improve vessel detection capability,
resulting in better probability of detecting illegal encroachments.
New Strategies:
Acquire an additional cutter, and update sensors and equipment to
maintain an effective presence in fishery areas to deter regulation
violations.
Efficiency Strategies:
Partner with the National Marine Fisheries Service to pursue violations.
Continue the Coast Guard's Deepwater project to award up to three
contracts to develop an integrated system of surface, air, command and
control, intelligence, and logistics systems to provide the functional
capability to carry out the Coast Guard's statutory mandates in the
deepwater area of responsibility. Concurrent with this effort, the
Administration will begin a Presidential Roles and Missions review of
future Coast Guard missions. The Coast Guard will avoid one-for-one
replacement of its existing assets, and achieve efficiencies by
capitalizing on better technology.
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