USCGC Stone partners with US, Panamanian, Costa Rican representatives, fishery experts to conduct Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated fishing patrols [Image 12 of 13]
A vessel suspected of conducting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing operations sits off the starboard bow of USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 24, 2021. Personnel aboard the Stone worked alongside Panamanian and Costa Rican coast guard representatives, as well as U.S. and Panamanian fishery experts, to identify and question people aboard suspected vessels to combat and deter illegal fishing operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)