There's no controversy here. There's a single industry that is greedy, and ready to take the last fish out of the sea for their own profit. The Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council and all of those who are associated (and paid) don't care about fish for the future; they care about $ for their own pockets today. The expansions of both the Pacific Remote Islands and Papahanaumokuakea received wide-spread support, had sound science rationale, and wide public engagement. Plus, both Monuments were reduced in size after this public engagement (with PRI, the longline fishing industry got a nice chunk of conservation area removed because they battled so vigorously) with Papahanaumokuakea, the original proposal was scaled back to ensure that local fishers could continue fishing around weather buoys. Everyone in Hawaii should be outraged by Wespac's use of federal funds over the last 6 months to lobby the Trump administration to remove these protections for their own profit. Shameful.