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President Trump restored commercial fishing in three Pacific Ocean marine national monuments on Thursday, rolling back previous presidents\u2019 environmental protections.<\/p>\n

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The proclamation will open roughly half a million square miles in the Pacific to bolster the U.S. fishing industry and lower the cost of seafood for American consumers.<\/p>\n

Previously, fishermen from other countries could use the waters for commercial fishing, but it was off-limits to U.S. fishermen.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump signed the proclamation at an Oval Office event surrounded by commercial fishermen.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou weren\u2019t allowed to fish,\u201d Mr. Trump told them. \u201cCanada was, Japan was. They all came in to fish, but our people weren\u2019t allowed to fish there,\u201d Mr. Trump said. \u201cIt destroyed livelihoods and made the United States more dependent on foreign products.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fishermen will now be able to access portions of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, near Hawaii, the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, east of the Philippines, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument near American Samoa. All three monuments are managed by the federal government.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump said it boggled the mind that past presidents would disadvantage U.S. fishermen.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you ever think that was going to happen as you grew up, probably as the sons and daughters of fishermen, that someday they were going to take away the right for you to fish in the Pacific Ocean?\u201d he said. \u201cThose decisions closed off vast resources, and really, the richest fishing grounds, they say, anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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President Biden designated portions of the Papahanaumokuakea as a national marine sanctuary. President George W. Bush designated the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench and the Rose Atoll as national monuments.<\/p>\n

The Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea, Mariana Trench and Rose Atoll are three of the nation\u2019s five marine national monuments, a designation assigned because scientists recognize the underwater areas as \u201csome of the most effective tools for improving ocean ecosystems and threatened fish stocks,\u201d according to the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit that advocates for environmental conservation.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s eight regional fishery management councils have raised concerns about prohibitions on fishing within the monuments, saying in a June 2025 letter to Trump that they are \u201ccounterproductive to domestic fishery goals.\u201d \u201cThe removal of American fishing vessels from U.S. waters eliminates their ability to act as watchdogs over U.S. fishing grounds threatened by foreign fishing and other incursions,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n

U.S. marine fisheries are valued at $319 billion and are responsible for 2.1 million jobs as of 2023, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n

Fisheries are important contributors to U.S. ocean economies and the livelihoods of coastal communities.1 Marine fisheries revenue and employment have increased since the mid-20th century, with U.S. marine fisheries valued at $319 billion and responsible for 2.1 million jobs as of 2023.<\/p>\n

The three monuments were designated as such because scientists concluded that the areas feature \u201csome of the most effective tools for improving ocean ecosystems and threatened fish stock,\u201d according to the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit that advocates for environmental causes.<\/p>\n

However, the nation\u2019s eight regional fishery management councils have argued that prohibitions on fishing within the monument threaten U.S. fishing from foreign fishing and other incursions. In a June 2025 letter to Mr. Trump, the councils urged Mr. Trump to remove the prohibitions, saying the designations were \u201ccounterproductive to domestic fishery goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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