Coalition nixes plan to reopen protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing

The National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed lifting long-standing restrictions on commercial fishing in portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion, a move federal officials say would align fisheries regulations with presidential directives and support the sustainable management of U.S ocean resources. The proposed rule would allow commercial fishing in waters between […] The post Coalition nixes plan to reopen protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing appeared first on Post Courier .