WPRFMC Opens Four Pacific Marine National Monuments to Commercial Fishing

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) voted to reopen commercial fishing in four US Pacific marine national monuments on September 16, advancing a Trump administration push to restore fishing access in the region.
The move comes after President Donald Trump’s April Proclamation' Unleashing American commercial fishing in the Pacific,' which sought to restore commercial fishing access in national monuments in the US Pacific.
President Donald Trump's April Executive Order 'Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,' also called for a review of which marine national monuments should be opened to commercial...
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