University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping 9-2007 Marine Ship Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Enhanced Coastal Security Capabilities: An Oil Spill Tracking Application Kurt Schwehr University of New Hampshire, Durham Philip A. McGillivary US Coast Guard Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom Part of the Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Commons Recommended Citation K. D. Schwehr and P. A. McGillivary, "Marine Ship automatic identification system (AIS) for enhanced coastal security capabilities: An oil spill tracking application," Oceans 2007, 2007. This Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Marine Ship Automatic Identification System (AIS) for Enhanced Coastal Security Capabilities: An Oil Spill Tracking Application Kurt D. Schwehr*, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, Univ. ofNew Hampshire, Durham, NH Philip A. McGillivary, USCG PACAREA Science Liaison, Alameda, CA Abstract-National and international trade via shipping is efficiency or ethics of shipping of goods and raw materials for already significant, and expected to continue increasing rapidly commerce, approximately 60% of world oil and fuel supplies over the next decade. Both more ships and larger ships will contribute to this trade, including ships from countries with less are delivered by shipping, and the maritime delivery of fuels is rigorous shipping maintenance and inspection standards than the expected to continue to increase into the future as liquid United States, and less strict pollution monitoring regulations.