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US Coast Guard Conducts South Pacific Fisheries Patrols in Coordination With Canada

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US Coast Guard Conducts South Pacific Fisheries Patrols in Coordination With Canada

The U.S. and Canadian presence in the South Pacific is designed to support a “free and open Indo-Pacific.”

US Coast Guard Conducts South Pacific Fisheries Patrols in Coordination With Canada
Credit: Courtesy Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans

The U.S. coast guard, in coordination with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), conducted exclusive economic zone (EEZ) patrols in the South Pacific. The effort focused on enforcing the fisheries laws of Fiji and Tuvalu.

“The presence of a high endurance Coast Guard cutter conducting operations in the region demonstrates the U.S. commitment to regional partnerships and strengthening a coalition of like-minded countries to strengthen regional maritime governance and promote a rules-based regime for fisheries,” a U.S. Coast Guard statement noted in January.

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