President Donald Trump on Thursday signs a proclamation lifting restrictions that had barred commercial fishing within three marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, according to multiple outlets. The changes restore commercial fishing access in waters around the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, which had been protected under earlier designations. The Hill and Bloomberg both describe the action as reopening areas that were previously restricted, while PBS NewsHour and Newsweek add that the proclamation is intended to expand access for the U.S. seafood industry. The Washington Times characterizes the move as a rollback of protections placed by previous administrations, while still describing the same three monuments being affected. Outlets report that the proclamation applies to large ocean areas covered by the monuments, with The Hill citing a total area of nearly half a million square miles. The reporting is consistent that the administration is removing prior barriers to commercial fishing in these specific protected Pacific locations through a formal presidential proclamation issued on Thursday.