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- Last Updated
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- Bias Distribution
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Judge Blocks Trump Commercial Fishing Rollback Pacific Islands Monument
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the Trump administration's effort to allow commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, reversing a policy that had opened this protected area to industrial fishing methods such as longline fishing. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) had issued a letter authorizing commercial fishing within parts of the monument expanded by President Obama in 2014, despite existing regulations prohibiting such activities. The court ruled that NMFS failed to follow the required legal process under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which mandates public notice and comment before changing fishing regulations, and declared the agency's letter invalid, ordering commercial fishing to cease immediately in waters around Johnston Atoll, Jarvis Island, and Wake Island. Environmental groups and Native Hawaiian representatives highlighted the ecological and cultural importance of the monument and criticized the administration for bypassing public input and undermining protections for marine wildlife. The ruling emphasizes the need to balance commercial fishing interests with conservation and cultural considerations, reinforcing the monument's original protective intent. The Trump administration had sought to boost U.S. seafood dominance by rolling back ocean protections, but this decision underscores judicial limits on such executive actions.




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- Last Updated
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