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- President Donald Trump intensified regulatory and trade actions that strain the U.S. commercial fishing industry.
- He rolled back Obama-era protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument, then reinstated and withdrew them again.
- Marine diesel fuel now costs $6 per gallon, up from under $4 a year ago, hurting fishermen.
- Trade hostilities with Canada threaten crab and lobster markets and could hurt Republican prospects in key midterm races.
