May 11, 2026 — A group of conservation organizations has launched a lawsuit against the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in response to his reopening of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument to commercial fishing.
Trump revoked restrictions on commercial fishing in the monument in February, marking the fourth time that the status of commercial fishing in the region changed since the monument was first created by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. At this point, the monument has seen three different presidents make four different management decisions, with each decision being met by lawsuits by either fishing groups opposing commercial fishing closures or environmental groups suing over the monument being reopened again.