05/23/2017
https://congress.gov...
"the U.S. purse seine fleet is in fierce competition with fleets from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan."
"These closures around remote, uninhabited U.S. islands in the Pacific include traditional and productive U.S. fishing areas."
"The establishment of marine monuments completely pre-empts and usurps these long-standing, legally binding, and effective processes."
"Bluntly said, limiting fishing via marine monuments makes no sense whatsoever. It is actually harmful, and it is detrimental to maintaining sustainable fisheries."