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Tracking maritime vessels

Find out how science is used to identify illegal activities taking place at sea.

The video shows the main traffic routes followed at global scale by ships of all EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Overseas Territories of EU Member States over the period of one month.

Find out more on maritime surveillance.

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