The Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater, home-ported in Portsmouth, Va., transits out of the Chesapeake Bay to patrol for illegal fishing in federal waters off Virginia Beach, Jan. 9, 2013.The Shearwater's crew were under way in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail illegal fishing of the Atlantic striped bass in federal waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert)