June 24, 2026 — For the elected leaders of the Marianas, President Donald Trump’s executive order “Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific” is slated to bring economic opportunity while maintaining the local ecosystem.
Issued earlier this month, the order reopens thousands of square miles of previously protected waters to limited commercial fishing, including areas around the northernmost Mariana Islands.
The Office of the Governor stated Monday that it believes the proclamation was likely based on efforts of the Western Pacific Fishery Council in support of American Samoa and Hawaii longliners.
Furthermore, Guam’s membership in the WPFC means that it was part of the conversations around the proclamation, Adelup said, and supportive of both conservation and economic development.