Encl (2) to COMDTINST 16010.8
Goal C3: Eliminate illegal encroachment of the 200 mile U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone by foreign fishing vessels.
Target: Reduce illegal encroachment from the FY98 baseline of 218
encroachments to 202.
Analysis and Evaluation
205 of the 218 encroachments in 1998 were along Gulf of Mexico maritime border with
Mexico, where most encroachments are by small, fast Mexican fishing vessels called
lanchas. 1997 reflects a reduction in lanchas encroachments during increased Coast
Guard counterdrug pulse operations in the border area. 1998 is the first year we have
included Canadian fishing vessel incursions on the Great Lakes, which accounts for 9
encroachments. The other incursions were along the U.S. / Russia Maritime Boundary in
the Bering Sea and in the Exclusive Economic Zones around the Pacific Islands.