Trump Sued Over Pacific Fishing Ban Rollback

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Trump Opens Protected Pacific Waters to Fishing – Native Hawaiians and Conservation Groups Fight Back

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Nearly 490,000 square miles of pristine ocean habitat – home to endangered turtles and untouched coral reefs – now faces commercial fishing boats after Trump's controversial April order.

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Just 3 days after getting permission, tuna boats like Sapphire 2 and Captain Alex rushed into these previously protected waters near Johnston Atoll.

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This is like raiding our children's savings account. We're stealing their future food supply from the ocean, warns marine biologist Bob Richmond.

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The Trump administration claims the fishing ban hurt American fishermen and contributes to a massive $20 billion seafood trade deficit.

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Can a president legally strip protections from a national monument? Conservation groups say that power belongs only to Congress – and they're suing

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Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Solomon Pili Kaho'ohalahala explains: Commercial fishing wastes marine resources through bycatch, going against Native Hawaiian practices and beliefs.

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The legal battle highlights how seabirds nesting on protected islands fly beyond the 50-mile "safe zone" to feed – where they now face fishing operations.

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Records show these fishing boats previously set only 4% of their hooks in these waters and caught 95% of their tuna elsewhere – so why the urgent push to open this sanctuary?

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If the courts side with conservation groups, it strengthens protection for all national monuments. If Trump wins, what other natural treasures might lose their shields next?

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