Coast Guard supports Republic of Palau with exclusive economic zone enforcement

Coast Guard supports Republic of Palau with exclusive economic zone enforcement
Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane file photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter KimballSANTA RITA, Guam — Last week, the Coast Guard responded to a request from the Republic of Palau to assist with locating the Chinese flagged research vessel Da Yang Hao and observe its activity. The 4,600-ton vessel entered Palau’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Nov. 29. On Nov. 30, Joint Rescue...

Coast Guard rescues 4 mariners from disabled lancha in Gulf of Mexico

Coast Guard rescues 4 mariners from disabled lancha in Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard Cutter Decisive file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews rescued four mariners from their disabled lancha illegally fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 6, 2020. While on a routine patrol a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew located a lancha with four mariners aboard signaling distress....

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters
Coast Guard law enforcement crews display the catch of a Mexican lancha boat crew who was engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas Aug. 28, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted two Mexican lancha boat crews engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Tuesday afternoon. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing US waters
A lancha floats next to a pier after its seizure by Coast Guard law enforcement crews on May 27, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted a Mexican lancha boat crew engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Sunday morning. Coast Guard crews stopped one lancha with a total of five Mexican fishermen engaged...

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry completes at-sea fisheries enforcement patrol off Hawaii

Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry completes at-sea fisheries enforcement patrol off Hawaii
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew conducts a boarding from their 26-foot over-the-horizon small boat off the Hawaiian Islands Dec. 19, 2017.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) HONOLULU — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region....

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in US

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in US
Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicts a Mexican lancha boat crew engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Dec. 19, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted a Mexican lancha boat crew engaged in illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, Tuesday morning. Coast Guard crews stopped one...

Striped Bass fishing past 3 miles could net a fine

Striped Bass fishing past 3 miles could net a fine
A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater performs a vessel inspection aboard a recreational vessel in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail illegal fishing of the Atlantic striped bass in federal waters. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert) Atlantic City – The cold air brings with it many things each year; pumpkin-spiced...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in U.S.

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in U.S.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted a Mexican lancha boatcrew engaged in illegally fishing in federal waters Saturday morning off southern Texas. Coast Guard crews stopped one lancha with a total of five Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing. The lancha, with fishing gear onboard, was seized. The Mexican fishermen were detained and transferred...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in U.S.

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew illegally fishing in U.S.
200 pounds of Red Snapper seized November 17, 2014 from Mexican fisherman who were illegally fishing. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted a Mexican lancha boatcrew engaged in illegally fishing in federal waters Thursday morning off southern Texas. Coast Guard crews stopped one lancha with a total of five Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing....