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Solar powered Unmanned Aircraft promise very long endurance times, measured in days.

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• Water and port watch, possibly using a solar powered Unmanned Aircraft, as shown above…

• unobtrusive life guard over beaches
• watch for swimmers and sailors in trouble
• identify the location of masses of phytoplankton, giving the likely location of tuna, which feed on this plankton
• detection of oil spills at sea
• monitor fishing activities to detect illegal fishing activities
• monitor general shipping

Ship in the Atlantic, from 37,000 feet

• monitor:

• beaches for sharks, or, people swimming in dangerous areas
• beach erosion
• smuggling activities
• piracy at sea, particularly in South East Asiaand the Horn of Africa
• the thickness of ice and the height of waves at sea
• ocean surface temperatures and the effects of global warming

• detect and warn of the presence of pirates:

Above from presentation by Uwe Lindenau on " New UAV performance for border control, piracy and urban terrain" at the UAV 2007 Conference in Paris.

• manage shipping movements and shipping lanes

Easy to monitor shipping from the air, especially if thecoverage is regular.

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http://uas.noaa.gov/projects/demos/silverfox/

The US National Maritime Sanctuary Program (NMSP) has identified requirements that could be met by Unmanned Air System (UAS) flights:

www.soc.soton.ac.uk/pdf_docs/EA/SOCAnnRep2004.pdf