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A ship, a crew, the sea and a $7-billion fishery

The dark sea and sky fade into the other. The bright deck lights of a foreign fishing boat are the only horizon reference. Roughly 70 feet in length, at two miles away, the boat appears as a dot. “Set LE Phase 1,” rings out over the 1MC, the ship’s on board intercom system. I’m...
Posted On Jan 03 2017 06:06
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Sequoia returns from Pacific fisheries deployment

HONOLULU—The USCGC Sequoia crew returned home to Guam on Sept. 22, after a near monthlong patrol of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to deter illegal fishing of highly migratory fish stocks such as tuna and build relationships with Pacific island nations.
 “Sequoia patrolled...
Posted On Oct 03 2016 06:00
, By U.S. Coast Guard

Pacific Community launches ‘Tails’ app for fisheries data collection

NOUMEA, New Caledonia—A new fisheries application developed by the Pacific Community (SPC) has been launched at the 10th annual Tuna Data Workshop in Noumea this week. Tails is an innovative mobile or tablet application designed for use by small-scale fishers to collect “catch”...
Posted On May 18 2016 06:00
, By Press Release

USCGC Kukui returns from 36-day Western, Central Pacific deployment

HONOLULU—The USCGC Kukui (WLB 203) crew returned home to Honolulu April 1 after a 36-day patrol of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to deter illegal fishing of highly migratory fish stocks such as tuna and build relationships with Pacific Island Nations. “This was an...
Posted On Apr 15 2016 06:00
, By Press Release

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