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Sea turtles lie in the sun on Turtle Beach at Midway Atoll, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. PHOTOGRAPH BY A.J. CHAVAR, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX
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Managers of the American fisheries operating in the Pacific Ocean have asked President Donald Trump to open four national marine monuments to commercial fishing—a request that could inhibit protections in areas set aside, in part, for dwindling fish populations to renew themselves. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council... told the president that “quick action is urgently needed” to meet “exceptionally high retail demand” for canned tuna as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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