Sig Hansen Praises Trump in Oval Office After Pacific Fishing Proclamation
Deadliest Catch captain Sig Hansen met President Trump in the Oval Office after Trump signed a proclamation opening portions of the Pacific’s protected waters to commercial fishing, praising the president’s support for fishermen and presenting him with a Northwestern crew hat. Hansen called the Celebrity Apprentice firing a humbling moment, while Trump’s action loosens protections in several Pacific marine monuments, a move critics say risks marine ecosystems.