'Deadliest Catch' Star Sig Hansen Praises Trump In Oval Office Visit

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected marine habitat in the Pacific to commercial fishing, rolling back protections established by previous administrations.
• The proclamation specifically loosens restrictions in areas including the Mau and Ho‘omalu Zones of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the Islands Unit of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.
• Deadliest Catch captain Sig Hansen, who appeared on Trump’s reality show The Celebrity Apprentice, praised Trump’s support for the fishing industry during the Oval Office ceremony, presenting him with a “crew hat” and calling his efforts “phenomenal.”
• Hansen reflected on his experience working with Trump on The Apprentice, noting it was humbling to be fired by him and crediting the experience with making him a better captain.
• Trump’s move to reopen protected waters has faced criticism from environmentalists and others concerned about the long-term sustainability of fish stocks.