Complex sentence: The federal government announced plans in 2006 to acquire 12 mid-shore patrol ships for CCG to supplement fisheries conservation and protection duties (fisheries patrol ships) in Maritime, Newfoundland and Pacific regions.
Split into simpler sentences: The federal government announced plans in 2006 to acquire 12 vessels for CCG under the Mid-Shore Patrol Ship Project. These vessels were envisioned to supplement fisheries conservation and protection duties (fisheries patrol ships) in CCG's Maritime, Newfoundland and Pacific regions.