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Lawmaker touts Coast Guard seizures, cites IUU fishing numbers and urges balance with search-and-rescue
Summary
A committee member praised recent Coast Guard operations that intercepted shadow-fleet oil tankers and cited enforcement figures for fiscal years 2023–24, while asking witnesses how the service will keep core missions such as search and rescue from being neglected.
Mr. Larson (role not specified in transcript) opened remarks at the committee hearing by praising the Coast Guard’s law-enforcement role, saying, “Every day, the women and men of the Coast Guard coordinate and execute law enforcement operations to halt illicit activities, to protect lives, and to safeguard the interests of The US.”
He noted a range of missions — from drug and migrant interdiction to enforcement against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing — and highlighted recent operations targeting shadow-fleet oil tankers.…
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