U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian forces, and international partners wrap-up Operation North Pacific Guard 2024
A foreign fishing vessel discarding a shark head carcass while conducting shark finning operations in the North Pacific, May 12, 2024. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations regulate the process of shark finning through Conservation and Management Measures. These measures require fully utilizing retained catches of sharks and limits on amounts of fins onboard in relation to those sharks. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)