President Donald Trump recently vetoed S. 906, a bill that would have affected the California swordfish fishery and the Alaska halibut fishery.
Trump's veto message explains the action and also asserts:
That's quite a statement considering the landmark actions of previous presidents. Some examples:
President Gerald Ford in 1976 signed what is today known as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
President Bill Clinton in 1996 signed the Sustainable Fisheries Act. And in 1998, he signed the American Fisheries Act into law.
President Ronald Reagan established the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone with a 1983 presidential proclamation.
Going farther back, President Andrew Johnson in 1867 signed the treaty for the purchase of Alaska, which has proven to be a pretty good place for fishing.
