The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority relied on Starboard Maritime Intelligence's analytic engine to detect and verify vessels. The analytic engine paired satellite radar and optical imagery with automated identification system and vessel-monitoring data. Credit: Starboard Maritime Intelligence

DENVER – In the last year, leaders from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a 181-square kilometer landmass surrounded by two million square kilometers of water, wanted to reduce the time it takes to detect of vessels suspected of illegal fishing.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...