US EditionFishers celebrate Trump's seafood order, conservation groups concerned
- President Donald Trump signed a proclamation expanding fishing in the Pacific Islands monument on April 17, 2025.
- This action follows previous restrictions and aims to boost the US fishing industry.
- The order could open areas 50 to 200 miles offshore previously closed since 2014.
- A 2023 study found US fleets spent minimal effort in two monument areas.
- Fishing groups praised the move, while environmentalists fear harm and plan challenges.
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What to Know About Trump’s Orders to Boost US Fishing Industry
The Trump administration has turned its attention to the commercial fishing industry and issued several executive orders pertaining to easing regulations and supporting the competitiveness of American seafood companies. Together, the orders aim to support the administration’s goals of putting the American economy and small businesses in a more advantageous position to increase production, while some consider the move detrimental to the environme…
Tuna fishers, lobstermen praise reopening of waters
The ongoing political seesaw that has severely impacted the U.S. seafood industry has Samoan and Hawaiian fisheries and Maine lobstermen cheering President Trump and environmental groups again gnashing their teeth. Samoan tuna ends up in cans, while Hawaiians supply fresh tuna and swordfish to much of America. An April 17th proclamation reopened the Pacific Remote Islands
Fishing industry says Trump's Pacific monument order is about fairness, economy
Kitty Simonds of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council presents the viewpoint of the longline fishers who will be allowed to resume commercial fishing in waters at least 50 miles offshore of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
Trump's executive order to open vast marine reserve in Pacific waters to commercial fishing draws mixed reactions
The CNMI governor says it "would help the American Samoa tuna canneries", but one environmentalist says "local fishers may lose out to large commercial fleets".
Shrimp industry applauds executive order to restore American Seafood Competitiveness
LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- Good news for the shrimpers and the overall seafood industry as President Donald Trump recently passed an executive order to restore American seafood competitiveness as it confronts the issues the domestic industry has been wanting addressed for decades. Cheri Blanchard with the Southern Shrimp Alliance said this is going to progress the industry forward. "We've been dealing with this for a long time, and up until this point …
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