A Coast Guard boarding team interacts with the crew during their inspection of a squid fishing vessel, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, during 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, a region which encompasses nearly a quarter of the Earth’s high seas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)