US EditionTrump Opens up Commercial Fishing in Atlantic Marine National Monument
The reopening affects a nearly 5,000-square-mile marine area off New England, with supporters citing economic growth and job creation in coastal regions, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation reopening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, covering nearly 5,000 square miles east of Cape Cod created by former President Barack Obama.
- The White House said the action reverses executive orders by former Presidents Obama and Biden and aligns with a broader order earlier this year to support U.S. fishing.
- Commercial fishing groups hailed the decision, saying renewed access could ease pressure on other grounds and benefit fisheries such as swordfish and squid along with coastal livelihoods.
- A federal judge had previously blocked commercial fishing in August, and conservation groups including the Conservation Law Foundation say they will challenge the reopening in court.
- Scientists and environmental critics warn the area is a biodiversity hotspot, and Brooks said, `'Industrial fishing gear can catch and entangle marine wildlife including endangered whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, sea birds.
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