Zoe Nguyen- Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn

Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/science/trump-zinke-pacific-marine-reserves.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0  

“It was a biological desert,” he said. Where normally fish and crabs dart about forests of coral and sponges, “all we could can see was a parking lot full of nets and lines, with no life at all.” The recently allowed fishing in protected seamounts is destroying the delicate ecosystem. The Trump administration is considering allowing fishing in 10 national sea monuments. This could mean drastic decreases in native species of fish there. Personally, I believe that people shouldn’t be fishing in these monuments because there are so many species that are being protected by the government by not allowing people to fish there. Now, that the trump administration considering allowing people to fish there is going to destroy the seamounts and kill all the fish.