17 Feb 2026
Trump reopens Atlantic’s only marine monument to commercial fishing again
Photo by Yilei (Jerry) Bao President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on 6 February reopening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the only marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, to commercial fishing, reversing protections restored by President Biden in 2021. The monument, designated by President Obama in 2016, covers 4,913 square miles […]