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flag Trump restores commercial fishing to New England marine monument, reversing Biden’s ban.

flag 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. flag 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. flag Environmental groups oppose the decision, warning it threatens fragile deep-sea ecosystems and biodiversity, and plan legal challenges. flag The monument, established by President Obama in 2016, had been previously reopened by Trump in 2020 before being reinstated under Biden. flag The White House maintains that fishing can be responsibly managed without harming the area’s scientific and historic resources.

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