The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder and the Alder’s small boat operate in the Eastern Pacific in support of Operation Southern Shield 2023, October 2023. The Coast Guard recently completed the first high-seas boardings and
inspections off the coast of Peru under a newly adopted multi-lateral agreement to monitor fishing and transshipment operations within the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Convention Area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Geoffrey Wittenberg)