Coast Guard Seaman Melios Heath and Petty Officer 1st Class Max Bridges, crew members aboard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat homeported in Galveston, Texas, maneuver the cutter’s small boat while on patrol off the Texas coast, Sept. 14, 2022. During the Alligator’s recent living marine resources patrol, the crew boarded nine commercial fishing vessels and issued 26 violations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Alligator)