Policy
Trump’s ‘Reckless And Shortsighted’ Plan To Fish Protected Pacific Waters
Inside Climate News · By Johnny Sturgeon ·
The Brief
- The Trump administration is again trying to roll back protections on Pacific waters, after an earlier attempt fell short.
- The waters are described by Inside Climate News as culturally significant and ecologically vital, and the plan would allow commercial fishing in them.
Why it matters
Changes to protections for marine areas affect fish stocks, ecosystems and the research and monitoring that depend on them, so the outcome will shape conservation science in the Pacific.
Who’s affected
- marine scientists and conservation researchers
- commercial fishing operators and fisheries managers
- communities with cultural ties to the affected Pacific waters
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- #environmental-policy
- #us-politics
After falling short the first time, the Trump administration is again trying to roll back protections on culturally significant and ecologically vital Pacific waters. By Johnny Sturgeon In 1935 , a group of Hawaiian school boys embarked on a secret military operation to colonize…