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Fishermen battle with changing oceans chart new course after Trump's push to deregulate

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order that promises to restore American fisheries to their former glory.

The order calls on the federal government to reduce the regulatory burden on fishermen by later this month .

Many commercial fishermen and fishing trade groups lauded the order.

Some fishermen say they're looking forward to being able to fish in areas of the ocean that have been closed off to them for years .

The executive order arrived at a time when America 's commercial fishermen are coping with environmental challenges and the decline of some once-marketable species.

Maine 's historic shrimp fishery shuttered more than a decade ago , California 's salmon industry is struggling through closures.

There is also the looming question of what Trump 's trade war with major seafood producers such as Canada and China will mean for the US industry.