Shining a Light on a Dark Ocean – All Domain Remote Sensing

Please join the ISME 2021 and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Christopher Elvidge, Senior Research Associate, Payne Institute Earth Observation Group, presenting a virtual seminar titled Shining a Light on a Dark Ocean – All Domain Remote Sensing on Thursday, September 9, 2021 starting at noon MT.

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange (IMSE) is produced by Navy League of the United States Honolulu Council. The enduring IMSE theme is Building Partnerships for Security, Stability and Prosperity. IMSE’s purpose is to provide a forum for senior leaders, subject matter experts, and interested members of the general public to engage in dialogue about maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Each occurrence of IMSE has a specific focus. For example, the inaugural IMSE conference in 2018 concentrated on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. Due to the COVID pandemic, IMSE 2020 had to be cancelled. We were to have discussed the concept of a “Free and Open Pacific” with a number of heads of large navies in the region. IMSE 2021will explore Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing – why it is a big problem in the region and how it can be combatted. Assisting in the production of IMSE 2021 are the East West Center, the Daniel K. Inouye Center for Asia-Pacific Security Studies, and Pacific Forum.

Each year Navy League Honolulu Council draws support from one or more of the sea services (U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine) to produce IMSE. In order to ensure a rich and diverse program, other relevant organizations (think tanks, government agencies, NGOs, industry, and academia) are invited to participate in program development and event execution.