A Palauan shiprider, working with the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew, reviews the bridge of a fishing vessel during a fisheries boardings to counter illegal fishing and strengthen relations with Allies and partners in the vicinity of Palau on Sept. 9, 2022. During the busy three-week deployment, the Frederick Hatch crew conducted several fishing vessel boardings on Japanese and Chinese Taipei-flagged vessels with an officer from the Palau Bureau of Public Division of Marine Law Enforcement in the Palauan EEZ. ( Coast Guard photo)

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Keywords: blue, fishing, iuu, pacific, uscgfmsg, wpc1143