Canada will give the Philippines free access to state-of-the-art satellites that will allow maritime enforcers to surveil, almost in real time, vessels within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. The satellites will allow authorities to detect and track even “dark vessels,” or ships that have switched off their location transmitters to avoid detection, according to Ottawa’s Ambassador David Hartman.

Mangosing, F. (2023, October 1). PH allowed to use Canadian satellites vs ‘dark’ ships. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A4.