A boat crew from the USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126), along with NOAA Fisheries and American Samoa Marine Police members, approaches a fishing vessel in the American Samoa exclusive economic zone to conduct a boarding to ensure compliance with safety and federal and local regulations, Aug. 9, 2019. The Central and Western Pacific is home to more than 60 percent of the world's commercially harvested tuna, and the U.S. works cooperatively in the Pacific to protect living marine resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Sabatini/Released)