Preserving Alaska’s living marine resources

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska supports some of the most abundant and diverse marine ecosystems in the world. With more than 46,000 miles of shoreline – more than all of the lower 48 U.S. states combined – the ocean is an integral part of Alaska’s ecosystems, economy, history and culture. According to National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Fisheries of the United States 2020 report, U.S....
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry returns to Guam

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zena Suzuki
SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following a 30-day expeditionary patrol in support of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in...
Coast Guard interdicts lancha, seizes 1,000 pounds of shark

Some of the sharks aboard a lancha in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off the southern Texas coast, April 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station South Padre Island)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized approximately 1,000 pounds of illegally caught shark in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off southern Texas, Sunday.
A Coast Guard Station...
Coast Guard interdicts 4 lancha crews, seizes 320 pounds of illegal fish

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Daniel Tarr get underway on the cutter’s 26-foot over-the-horizon boat. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted four lancha crews and seized 320 pounds of illegally caught fish in waters subject to U.S. law enforcement off Southern Texas, Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi...
Coast Guard returns to Bermuda to combat illegal fishing

The Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch (WPC-1119) is scheduled to arrive in Bermuda on March 31 as part of the second annual fisheries enforcement operation in concert with the Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Royal Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda...
Coast Guard seizes 600 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

Coast Guard Station South Padre Island 33-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement file photo by PA2 Adam Eggers.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized 600 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Wednesday.
A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boatcrew, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders and...
Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews off Texas coast

Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 200 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a notification from a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrew of lancha...
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper visits Suva, Fiji, hosts shipriders

SUVA, Fiji – The Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crew visited the Port of Suva, Fiji, last week, as part of a multi-month deployment in support of Operation Blue Pacific.
Prior to the Juniperʼs port call, four Fijian shipriders representing Fijiʼs Police Force, Ministry of Fisheries, Revenue and Customs, and the Republic of Fiji Navy came aboard the Juniper, spending multiple days underway with...
Coast Guard interdicts 2 lancha crews off Texas coast

A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew approaches a lancha in federal waters off the southern Texas coast, Feb. 8, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station South Padre Island)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted two lancha crews and seized 600 pounds of illegally caught fish and shark in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday.
Coast Guard...