President Biden Issues Proclamation on Northeast Canyons & Seamounts Marine National Monument
October 09, 2021
October 09, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Oct. 8, 2021, on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument:
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On September 15, 2016, President Barack Obama issued Proclamation 9496 (Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument), which designated approximately 4,913 square miles of waters and submerged lands where the Atlantic Ocean meets the continental shelf as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine Nati . . .
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On September 15, 2016, President Barack Obama issued Proclamation 9496 (Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument), which designated approximately 4,913 square miles of waters and submerged lands where the Atlantic Ocean meets the continental shelf as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine Nati . . .