National Ocean Month, 2025

Proclamation 10950 of June 6, 2025

National Ocean Month, 2025

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

This National Ocean Month, my Administration recognizes
the foundational role our bordering oceans have played
in our treasured national story--and we pledge to
harness their resources, preserve their majesty, and
channel their power to safeguard American interests and
uphold our way of life.

As President, I am steadfastly committed to restoring
America's maritime dominance--including in the realms
of trade, military readiness, and resource production.
For this reason, on my first day in office, I proudly
renamed the largest gulf in the world to the Gulf of
America, recognizing its status as a vital extension of
the Atlantic Ocean and its central role in our economy,
history, and national identity.

To further expand American leadership at sea, I signed
an Executive Order to revitalize our Nation's dominance
in offshore critical minerals and resources. Every day,
we are rapidly developing our domestic capabilities for
the exploration, production, and processing of critical
minerals from the deep seabed that are vital to our
economic and strategic advantage. In April, I signed a
proclamation to open the Pacific Remote Islands
National Monument to commercial fishing. As part of my
America First vision, I also took action to bring back
American seafood competitiveness, end trade practices
that harm American fishermen, and boost domestic
seafood production and exports.

Under my leadership, we are in the midst of a new
chapter of American freedom, prosperity, and strength--
both within our shores and beyond our coasts.

This National Ocean Month, my Administration renews its
resolve to usher in a new and radiant golden age both
at home and at sea--using our oceans and their
magnificent resources to empower our citizens, defend
our homeland, and preserve our glorious American
sovereignty for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim June 2025 as National
Ocean Month. This month, I call upon Americans to
reflect on the value and importance of oceans not only
to our security, environment, and economy but also as a
source of recreation and enjoyment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.