How Trump Marked Nat’l Oceans Month: Axing Ocean Protections
Nearly three years ago, I expressed concern about what this President might do to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument , a protected...
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New England Ocean Monument Has Not Harmed Commercial Fishing
For years, representatives of the New England commercial fishing industry have claimed that the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument would...
NRDC Acts to Defend Atlantic’s First Marine Monument
Like public lands, the United States is required to manage our publicly owned ocean area for all its citizens....
Spectacular Atlantic Ocean Area a Step Closer to Protection
About 150 miles off Cape Cod, where the continental shelf drops into the pitch-black abyss of the deep Atlantic Ocean, a series of massive undersea canyons...
US to Weaken Fisheries Regulations for First Time in Decades
The U.S. has been a global leader in confronting and effectively tackling the overexploitation of its ocean fisheries. While there’s work still be done—more...
Crowd packs Providence, R.I. Town Hall Meeting on Possible Marine Monument Designation
Yesterday evening, several hundred people turned out for a NOAA town hall meeting in Providence, R.I. to express their views on the Obama Administration's...