A foreign fishing vessel crew conducting shark finning operations on deck in the North Pacific, May 12, 2024. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations regulate the process of shark finning through Conservation and Management Measures. These measures require fully utilizing retained catches of sharks and limits on amounts of fins onboard in relation to those sharks. (U.S. … [Read more...]

Cadets stand in formation during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard JROTC unit at Barnstable High School. The program aims to instill values of citizenship, personal responsibility, and service in students. OCTOBER 28, 2024 — The Coast Guard and Barnstable High School conducted a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training … [Read more...]

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157) stand at attention during the commissioning for the cutter held in Seattle, Oct. 24, 2024. The cutters namesake, Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, was a Filipino-American and a member of the World War II resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 23, 2024 — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative Service and FBI Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Saturday. The interdiction is the result of multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, while the seized … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 10, 2024 — The Coast Guard District Seven Area Command pre-staged and prepositioned personnel, aircraft, and boats in advance of Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall late Wednesday evening. “The Coast Guard stands Always Ready to support the State of Florida and any other impacted states or communities in the wake of hurricane Milton,” said Rear. Adm. Douglas … [Read more...]