President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to “unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic” by rolling back prohibitions former President Barack Obama placed on a 4,913 square mile area off the New England coast. 

The NHJournal, reporting Friday on a White House fact sheet it obtained, reported that the White House said Trump is “committed to removing unnecessary restrictions on American fishermen in order to strengthen the U.S. economy, support coastal communities, and restore fairness to an industry disadvantaged by overregulation and unfair foreign competition.”

The publication reported that the president was expected to sign an executive order on the fishing issue Friday. But according to the White House website, the order had not been issued as of Saturday.

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