NOAA eyes potential changes to Alaska sea lion protections as Trump urges boosted seafood harvests

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 689

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Federal regulators plan to reevaluate fishing closure boundaries established to protect endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska, part of a national Trump administration push to cut regulation of U.S. commercial seafood harvests.

The Steller sea lion protections are among a series of rules that the administration is seeking to relax or change to carry out a mandate from President Donald Trump to increase catches, reduce regulation and ensure that the nation is “the world’s dominant …

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