The boarding team and Palauan shiprider from USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) take a moment for a photo with a fishing vessel crew while conducting fisheries boardings to deter illegal fishing and strengthen relations with Allies and partners in the vicinity of Palau on Sept. 9, 2022. During the busy three-week deployment, the Frederick Hatch crew conducted several fishing vessel boardings on Japanese and Chinese Taipei-flagged vessels with an officer from the Palau Bureau of Public Division of Marine Law Enforcement in the Palauan EEZ. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)