OPINION: New Fishery Order Opens Can of Worms
A nautical Pandora's box has been flung agape. On April 17, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will, among other fishery-related actions, lift commercial fishing restrictions within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. Hard-won protections across the 490,000 square miles of open ocean will be largely repealed, allowing longline fleets to harvest an array of aquatic life thriving beneath the surface, potentially before year's end. Not a wise plan.
Fishing industry advocates have for years fought to gain access to the monument, created by President George W...
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