Walk around Harumi Wharf in late August. "Teryomaru" was anchored on the quay.
The Fisheries Agency's "Teryo Maru" is a fishery control boat, which aims to conduct illegal operations and guidance and control of foreign fishing boats that install fishing gear in waters around Japan.
Built in 1998, it has played an important role as a large fishing research vessel for marine biological resources and marine environments.
In recent years, illegal operations in the waters around Japan have become increasingly sophisticated and malicious and widespread, so it has become an issue to strengthen the crackdown on foreign fishing boats that commit these illegal activities. Has become a fishing control ship. (From the Fisheries Agency website)
"Teryo Maru" is sometimes anchored at Harumi Wharf.
On the morning of the day, on the quay where few people took a walk, bathed in the sunshine, and "Teryo Maru" was waiting for the next departure.