05-25-2025, 06:08 PM
MM - but giving up on trying to preserve the ocean's ecosystem because someone at a canary might lose a job?
Well some folks aren't giving up.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/conser...-monument/
"Honolulu longliners wasted little time cashing in on President Donald Trump’s decision last month to lift the commercial fishing ban in the deep ocean waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
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However, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Thursday by several prominent conservation groups aims to halt that new fishing activity in what was a protected area for sharks, turtles, seabirds and other vulnerable marine animals." (more at link)
Another EO, another lawsuit - it's almost like trying to rule by decree without any due process isn't legal. For those trying to keep track, Civil Beat has a database tracking lawsuits against the Trump administration that Hawaii is a party to. It can be found at the bottom of this other related article - "Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States - Hawaiʻi could have lost more than $89 million for critical community health programs, the Attorney General’s Office said."
Well some folks aren't giving up.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/conser...-monument/
"Honolulu longliners wasted little time cashing in on President Donald Trump’s decision last month to lift the commercial fishing ban in the deep ocean waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
...
However, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Thursday by several prominent conservation groups aims to halt that new fishing activity in what was a protected area for sharks, turtles, seabirds and other vulnerable marine animals." (more at link)
Another EO, another lawsuit - it's almost like trying to rule by decree without any due process isn't legal. For those trying to keep track, Civil Beat has a database tracking lawsuits against the Trump administration that Hawaii is a party to. It can be found at the bottom of this other related article - "Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States - Hawaiʻi could have lost more than $89 million for critical community health programs, the Attorney General’s Office said."