Port and Coastal Surveillance Fact Sheet

The Port and Coastal Surveillance program is a multi-year effort within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate that will improve maritime situational awareness enabling rapid tactical response to maritime threats. Solutions will enhance strategic planning and resource allocation at the regional and national level. Efforts will dramatically improve the maritime domain awareness of DHS components in the coastal regions of the United States, increasing the efficiency of interdicting illegal maritime activity.