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The systematic observation of surface and subsurface sea areas by all available and practicable means primarily for the purpose of locating, identifying and determining the movements of ships, submarines, and other vehicles, friendly and enemy, proceeding on or under the surface of the world's seas and oceans. See also surveillance.

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sea surveillance system surveillance			Worried mainly about al Qaeda using Yemen as an operating base, Saudi Arabia plans to build a high-tech fence system costing billions of dollars with night cameras, heat sensors, air and sea surveillance to seal off the kingdom's borders. Saudi fears militants use Yemen, new tactics by Laessing, Ulf / The Weekly Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) Al Qaeda will probably try to find a way around it," said Theodore Karasik at the Institute for Near East & Gulf Military Analysis, adding that sea surveillance was also crucial. Saudi Arabia fears militants use Yemen, new tactics by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) The constant US air and sea surveillance and survey operations in China's exclusive economic zone is the root cause of problems between the navies and air forces of China and the US," China's defence ministry said in a statement. China urges US to end military surveillance at sea by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			Sea saurian sea scallop sea scooter sea scorpion Sea Scout Sea scurf sea serpent sea shanty sea skimmer sea slater sea slug sea snail sea snake Sea snipe sea spider sea spray sea spurry sea squab sea squill sea squirt sea star sea starwort sea state sea steps Sea surgeon sea surveillance sea surveillance system sea swallow Sea tang sea tangle Sea term Sea tern Sea thief Sea thongs Sea titling Sea toad sea trifoly sea trout Sea trumpet Sea turn sea turtle Sea unicorn sea urchin sea vegetable sea wall sea walnut sea wasp sea water sea whip Sea widgeon Sea willow			Sea stack Sea stack Sea stack sea stacks sea stacks sea stacks sea stacks sea star sea star Sea stars Sea stars sea starwort Sea state Sea state Sea state sea states sea states sea steps SEA street sea supremacy Sea surf Sea Surface Elevation Sea surface height Sea Surface Salinity Sea Surface Search Sea surface temperature Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Sea Surface Temperature Imaging Radiometer Sea Surface Wind Sea surgeon sea surveillance Sea Surveillance Coordinator Sea Surveillance Satellite sea surveillance system sea swallow Sea Synthetic Aperture Radar Sea System Security Assistance Council sea tang sea tangle Sea term Sea tern sea terrace Sea thief Sea thongs Sea thrift Sea titling Sea to shining sea Sea to Sky Community Services Society Sea to Sky Premier Properties Sea toad Sea Train Lines, Inc. Sea trial Sea Trial Executive Steering Group Sea Trial Executive Working Group sea trifoly

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