Behavior Analysis of Illegal Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
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Ali Pala
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Nathan Allen
Abstract
Illegal fishing activities in the Gulf of Mexico pose a threat to the US national security, as well as damage to the economy. The US Coast Guard (USCG) estimates over 1100 incursions by Mexican fisherman into US regulated waters in the Gulf of Mexico annually. Fishermen enter the water borders to catch red snapper, which is one of the Gulf of Mexico’s signature and most valuable fish. There are a number of academic contributions which have sought to improve the understanding of the problem of illegal fishing, and to try to generate better solutions. In this study, we investigate the relationship between illegal fishing activities and environmental factors with one-year of historical sight, weather, and moon phase data. Descriptive analysis provides some interesting insights such as sight patterns depending on wave height, moon phase, and hours of a day. Also, we develop logistic regression models that shows wave height is negatively correlated with sight occurrences for all sight types. In addition, we oversample the data and develop two pre diction models using logistic regression and k-nearest neighbor algorithm and compare prediction accuracies. The results show that k-nearest neighbor algorithm performs better in most of the cases.
Funding source: Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Award Identifier / Grant number: 1200899
Funding statement: Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, Funder Id: 10.13039/100000147, Grant Number: 1200899.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Research Articles
- Social Media and Crisis Communications: A Survey of Local Governments in Florida
- Behavior Analysis of Illegal Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
- Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) Guidance for Electric Distribution Networks
- Opinion
- A Theory of Homeland Security
- Book Review
- Emergency & Disaster Preparedness for Health Professionals: Second Edition
