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Court overrides Trump officials’ rollback and blocks fishing in Pacific Islands monument

Court overrides Trump officials’ rollback and blocks fishing in Pacific Islands monument
nation8/10/2025

Judge in Hawaii rules that commercial fishing is illegal in federally protected area in the central Pacific Ocean

A federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that commercial fishing is illegal in the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument, a federally protected area in the central Pacific Ocean. The decision from judge Micah WJ Smith overturns an April letter... [4499 chars]