Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11
Trump Reopens 3 Pacific Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Trump Reopens 3 Pacific Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Summary

  • A presidential proclamation signed Thursday lifted commercial fishing bans in protected waters within three Pacific marine national monuments.
  • The order reopens portions of Papahānaumokuākea near Hawaii, the Mariana Trench near Guam and Rose Atoll near American Samoa.
  • Trump's action reverses restrictions that had barred fishing in those monument areas, changing access across a broad stretch of U.S.-protected Pacific waters.

Insights

Can a presidential pen stroke erase ocean protections, setting a new precedent for all national monuments?
Is reopening protected waters a restoration of cultural rights or a threat to sacred ocean heritage?