A national strategy that seeks to improve the information on all aspects of the marine community; from nuisance, to vandalism, theft, and national security issues such as drug importation, immigration crime and terrorism issues.

Project KRAKEN is aimed at maritime users throughout the country and shows how the maritime user community can play key role in tackling crime and national security issues, by being the ears and eyes in coastal locations.

The covert operations and sensitive inquiries carried out by specialist police teams, such as Special Branch Frontier Operations, might sometimes seem a world away from day to day matters in the community. But information from the people within the community can prove vital, particularly in relation to drugs supply, immigration crime and terrorism.

The initiative is a partnership that has been formed in the Thames and Dover region which for policing purposes will run from Suffolk, through Essex, Kent, Port of Dover, and Sussex. We will seek to work together to protect our coastline by mounting joint policing operations and exchanging information.

The Kent Police Marine Unit patrol Kent Wildfowlers' land on a regular basis.