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As thousands of workers flow into remote parts of the state for the start of the season, a patchwork of rules and a lack of enforcement has locals worried.
The administration is using COVID-19 as cover to pursue a full-fledged assault on environmental protections.
Struggling commercial fishers and environmentalists say the White House is exploiting COVID-19 to privatize the ocean.
It kills millions of marine animals each year.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is eyeing whether to open marine national monuments to commercial fishing.
One critic says the move would "fly in the face" of the intent of these protected sites -- to preserve ocean ecosystems.
Thomas Breeding says he wants to warn other fishermen about the perils of the sea.
"We can have our fish and eat it too."
Nearly a third of all fish caught goes unreported.
The fishermen spent more than 10 hours in skiffs after abandoning ship.
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