GULF OF MAINE (Dec. 8, 2007)-Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Harvey scans the waters for commercial fishing boats while on a low-level patrol near the U.S. and Canadian border. Harvey is an observer aboard a HU-25 Falcon jet based at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., and he is looking for any commercial fishing vessels that may be fishing illegally in a closed area. The Coast Guard routinely flies patrols over the lucrative fishing grounds of the Gulf of Maine and Georges Banks as part of its commercial fisheries enforcement duties. The over flights are to make sure commercial fishermen follow the established rules and regulations for fisheries management in the region. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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