CNMI Governor Palacios Urges President Biden to Respect Pacific Island Communities at WPRFMC Meeting
Can you say "awkward?"
A presidential administration that promotes environmental justice recently stepped on Pacific Island cultures when President Biden announced a proposed Remote Island Areas marine sanctuary, according to leaders involved in fisheries management in the area.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios opened the 194th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council last week expressing his views on Biden’s direction to the Secretary of Commerce to consider designating a...
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