WATCH: President Donald J. Trump Signs a Proclamation, Jun. 11, 2026

POTUS: "We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran, and we're going to be subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days. We'll probably have a signing, maybe in Europe — and it's a great thing."

POTUS: "It’s my honor to be taking this action to lower seafood costs and generate millions and millions of dollars in new business for our really great fishermen by restoring commercial access to three areas of the Western Pacific Ocean."

POTUS: "Under the Obama-Biden Administrations, radical environmentalists drastically restricted access for fishermen in coastal communities, and hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean was cut off for them... Those decisions closed off vast resources... destroyed livelihoods, and made the United States more dependent on foreign products.

howardlutnick: "500,000 square miles were closed to American fishermen... if you had an American flag, you weren’t allowed there, but of course everybody else was... that resulted in us, instead of having exports, because we have great fishing opportunity, we were an importer. We became an importer of seafood. How crazy is that? The president is finally changing that. This is a massive win for our fishermen, a massive win for our waterfront communities..."

GovDunleavy: "Alaska provides 60% of the country’s seafood... Fishing in Alaska is one of the oldest industries in that entire state—employing thousands of individuals... This is an example of putting America First, workers first, and really this country first."

Third-generation Fisherman from the Pacific Northwest: "This proclamation today... is really going to help us... You giving us access to these family-wage jobs in these coastal communities where we are usually the number 1 or number 2 employer in those cities and counties... I just want to say thank you."

northwesternsig: "I spent a couple of months with you on the Apprentice, and I saw your work ethic there, and I've got to tell you, I can't fathom how you can do all of this... Representing us, and helping the fishermen the way you have done, it is mind-boggling to me, because I know you have your hands full, but putting us on that pedestal and backing up our industry the way you have, is just phenomenal."

Wife of an Alaskan fisherman: "I just wanted to say thank you for your leadership in representing not only fishing families, but the farmers, too."