This morning President Barack Obama announced sweeping new initiatives to combat illegal fishing and “seafood fraud.” Using his executive power in the name of a major environmental issue for the second time in a month, President Obama announced plans for an ocean reserve in U.S. Pacific waters and pledged U.S. commitment to lead “the fight to protect the world’s oceans.”
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