Integrated Maritime Surveillance

The Maritime Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) seeks to further enhance and promote relevant information sharing between authorities involved in maritime surveillance from coastguards and navies to port authorities, fisheries controls, customs authorities and environment monitoring and control bodies. It is not replacing or duplicating but building on existing information exchange and sharing systems and platforms. Its ultimate aim is to increase the efficiency, quality, responsiveness and coordination of surveillance operations in the European maritime domain and to promote innovation.

• CISE (Common Information Sharing Environment): A new era for maritime surveillance
  The Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) has made important progress by entering its transitional phase (2019 – 2021) which will be managed and led by European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in close cooperation with the Member States.
• More secure seas and oceans for Europe and around the world
  European ministers have adopted a revised action plan on maritime security. With the new plan, Europe strengthens its commitment to security at sea – both at home and around the world.
• Safe Seas: can an Integrated Maritime Surveillance be achieved by the EU?
  Speech by Lowri Evans at the European Economic and Social Committee Conference, Brussels, 24 March 2015
• Maritime surveillance: Joining forces with Member States for safer seas and oceans
  The European Commission today took a further step towards more effective and cost-efficient surveillance of European Seas. By bringing together surveillance data from civil and military authorities like coast guards, navies, traffic monitoring, environmental and pollution monitoring, fisheries and border control, duplication of work can be avoided and savings of up to €400 million per […]
• Questions and answers on the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) and its contribution to maritime security