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25 Spring 2014 Proceedings www.uscg.mil/proceedings Coast Guard assets in this area are finite. Dis- trict 14's three seagoing buoy tenders, true to their name, are primarily used for aids to navigation missions. Additionally, we have a smattering of patrol boats that police the vicinity of the main Hawaiian Islands and four C-130 fxed-wing air- craft that perform fsheries enforcement, among other missions. So we have minimal cutter support for this effort; therefore, the Coast Guard works with its partner agencies to provide an effective and persistent security and enforcement presence. the inaugural OMSI deployment aboard the USS Reuben James, and the law enforcement detachments cited more than a dozen violations on vessels. Additionally, the Coast Guard engages in a significant number of international partnerships involving operational bilateral shiprider agreements 6 and direct engagement with Pacifc region powers, specifcally Australia, France, and New Zealand. The Coast Guard maintains bilateral shiprider agreements with Palau, the Federated States of The District 14 area of interest: Non-contiguous EEZs are outlined in green and Pacifc island countries with an existing bilateral shiprider agreement are highlighted in pink. U.S. Coast Guard graphic. Map of Oceania. Ocean Guardian The U.S. Coast Guard's fisheries enforcement strategic plan identi- fies four key concepts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregu- lated fishing: • productive partnerships, • technology, • effective presence, • sound regulations. Productive Partnerships As the Coast Guard's area of responsibility encompasses numerous sovereign states, its partnerships range from domestic to multilateral international. Domestically, the Coast Guard part- ners with the Western Pacifc Regional Fishery Management Council and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop, enforce, and adjudicate U.S. fshery regulations. The Coast Guard has also partnered with the United States Navy through the Oceania Maritime Security Ini- tiative (OMSI). Through OMSI, law enforcement detachments are placed aboard U.S. Navy vessels transiting through the AOR to areas like Pearl Harbor or the U.S. West Coast to iden- tify vessels along the warship's track line. This information is then passed on to District 14's enforcement per- sonnel. The enforcement staff in turn correlates the sightings with area contacts. Last spring, we conducted Ruslan Olinchuk / Hemera / Thinkstock Spring2014_26.indd 25 3/26/14 2:07 PM