United States Coast Guard Cutter Kimball. Photo by the Cutter Kimball Facebook page
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Last week, the United States Coast Guard encountered three Chinese military ships in the Bering Sea. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball detected these vessels about 124 miles north of Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, and an HC-130J aircrew from Kodiak Air Station detected another vessel about 84 miles north of Amukta Pass. All were within the peak of salmon season.
All four of the Chinese vessels were transiting in international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),…
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Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in.