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Fishery Monitors Return to Sea After Trump Administration Reverses Cuts
Original: After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Federal fishery monitors, whose at-sea observation programs the Trump administration moved to eliminate, are returning to work following a public outcry. The cuts would have ended independent oversight of fishing catches, a tool scientists and conservation groups consider essential for managing fish stocks. Observers say the reversal restores a key check on the fishing industry.
Why now: The administration reversed a controversial decision to scrap monitoring programs after strong public and scientific opposition.
Trump administrationUS fisheriesNational Marine Fisheries Service
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- After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea · The New York Times
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