Rep from American Samoa calls for opening protected Pacific waters to tuna fishing

Mongabay
Mar 19, 2025, 12:48 pm231 ptsTrendingTop
U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an enormous marine protected area in the Central Pacific Ocean to industrial fishing while also recommending the reopening of other Pacific MPAs. In a Jan. 23 letter to President Donald Trump,…

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