Trump administration aims to cut regulations on US commercial fishing
Key takeaways
- Scallop fishing had been banned in the New England waters since 1994 on account of overfishing.
- “We’re opening the Atlantic and the Pacific, and the American consumers are going to benefit from what we’re doing now,” White House adviser Peter Navarro said in a briefing with reporters on Thursday.
- The US Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced regional priorities that the government said were designed to revitalise the seafood sector.
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Scallop fishing had been banned in the New England waters since 1994 on account of overfishing.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Massive overfishing in parts of the Georges Bank brought some fish populations to the brink of extinction [File: Robert F Bukaty/AP Photo]By Reuters Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump is slashing commercial fishing regulations from coast to coast, including reopening New England waters to scallop fishing that was banned after overfishing.
“We’re opening the Atlantic and the Pacific, and the American consumers are going to benefit from what we’re doing now,” White House adviser Peter Navarro said in a briefing with reporters on Thursday.