Executive proclamation restores commercial fishing in Pacific Marine Monuments
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 11, 2026, President Trump signed an "Executive Proclamation Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific," opening additional prized fishing gro



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