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Trump restores commercial fishing to New England marine monument, reversing Biden’s ban.
President Donald Trump has reopened the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a nearly 5,000-square-mile protected area off New England, to commercial fishing, reversing a 2021 Biden administration ban.
The move, announced February 6, 2026, restores access under existing fisheries laws, citing sustainable practices and support for the fishing industry, particularly the Maine lobster sector.
Environmental groups oppose the decision, warning it threatens fragile deep-sea ecosystems and biodiversity, and plan legal challenges.
The monument, established by President Obama in 2016, had been previously reopened by Trump in 2020 before being reinstated under Biden.
The White House maintains that fishing can be responsibly managed without harming the area’s scientific and historic resources.
Trump restaura la pesca comercial al monumento marino de Nueva Inglaterra, revirtiendo la prohibición de Biden.