Means to ensure gap free coastal surveillance to Sri Lanka

Abstract

This paper writer is attempting to formulate combine strategy for effective coastal surveillance mechanism for Sri Lanka. This will enable to counter existing maritime threats and challenges in to the island. The existing security architecture is challenged by various transnational maritime security issues. Sri Lankan key military maritime security affiliates are Navies, Coast Guards, Air forces, Police and Maritime Intelligence services. Civil maritime affiliates such as Port Authorities, Customs, Emigration and Immigration, Department of Fisheries cannot be ruled out and have the responsibility of establishing maritime security in the country. Maritime forces have the ability of defense in depth to interdict threats to the country. Sri Lanka is more vulnerable for traditional security issues and non-traditional security issues such as drug trafficking, gun running,terrorism,piracy, armed robbery, poaching, marine pollution, human smuggling, illegal transfer of item and IUU (Illegal Unregulated and Unreported) fishingactivities.

My research problem highlighted inadequacy of existing coastal surveillance mechanism leads the path to increasing of transnational security threats and challenges to the country. This puzzling issue is highlighted the significance of expanding our maritime domain awareness capabilities counters such threats. The objective of this paper is to Drawing attention to the insufficiency of coastal surveillance system in Sri Lanka. Researcher has selected qualitative research methods with collecting data from secondary sources and this will include scholarly articles, books, case studies, journals, etc.Further researcher will forward data with his personnel observation. The requirement of effective maritime domain awareness system is in high peak with existing situation in the country. This paper will highlight the naval contribution and initiative to the maritime domain in Sri Lanka.