Local fishery managers, moving in step with the Trump administration, want to eventually reopen large protected swaths of the Pacific to potentially all sorts of U.S. commercial fishing — not just the deep-sea tuna and swordfish sought by longline boats but nearshore lobsters and corals as well. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, commonly … Continue reading Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea