Not Just About Fish: A Deeper Change in U.S. Priorities

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This week, The New York Times reported that Donald Trump has opened a massive marine protected area to commercial fishing — aiming to make the U.S. the world’s “dominant seafood leader.” Link to article

If I wanted to interpret the essence of the new American politics with the least political lens possible, maybe this would be it.

Only the short-term business of big corporations matters. Any regulation that restrains it — whether social, environmentally conscious, or based on sustainable economics — must be dismantled. Not revised — eliminated.

Marine protected areas aren’t just for soft-hearted environmentalists. Without them, even fishing itself becomes unsustainable. It may be profitable for a while, then it collapses. These zones help replenish fish stocks in the surrounding fishable waters.

Global map of Marine Protected Areas. Source: Marine Conservation Institute / Marine Protection Atlas (via Wikipedia).

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