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NPR
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The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.

n.prThese are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protectionsThe largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.

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Whitley Saumweber
@wsaumweber.bsky.social

To date, that is also settled law and precedent - with the caveat that there has yet been a Supreme Court opinion under THIS court - BUT - that does not change the fact that under current law these changes are illegal

jeanv1.bsky.social
@jeanv1.bsky.social

These ecosystems really belong to the world, not only the U. S. Meanwhile the groups like Greenpeace who would try to defend these places are being slapped with giant incapacitating lawsuits.

RxDave
@rxdave.bsky.social

Typical Trump. Literally no reason to do this. There's overfishing in some areas of the world but we have plenty of areas where fishing is done sustainably.