Federal Judge Overturns Trump-Era Decision to Open Pacific Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing

A federal judge in Hawai'i has struck down a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) decision that opened parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, ruling the action violated existing protections. The ruling, issued Friday evening by the U.S. District Court in Honolulu, nullifies an April 25 letter from NMFS that authorized commercial fishing in…
Source: Red Lake Nation News