The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) support an Operation Blue Pacific patrol in the South Pacific, March 8, 2022. While underway, Stratton’s crew worked with Pacific partner nations, including Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the United Kingdom on an array of missions. During the 97-day patrol, the crew prioritized combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the high seas or in partner nations’ exclusive economic zones. In the effort to combat IUU fishing, Stratton teams boarded 11 vessels during the 20,348-mile patrol and found 21 violations. (U.S. Coast Guard video by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sarah Stegall)
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