RESTORING AMERICAN COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE PACIFIC
Proclamation published 2026-06-11. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Building on prior actions to strengthen American seafood…
- Type
- Proclamation
- Published
- 2026-06-11
Record overview
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Building on prior actions to strengthen American seafood production and support working fishing communities, this proclamation restores access to hundreds of thousands of square miles of Pacific waters for commercial fishing managed under existing Federal law. I have determined that restoring access to responsibly managed fishing grounds will promote economic opportunity while ensuring continued stewardship of our Nation’s marine resources. On June 15, 2006, pursuant to the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301), President Bush issued Proclamation 8031 establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, later renamed the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National…
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