President Trump Issues Proclamation on Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic
February 07, 2026
February 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on Feb. 6, 2026:
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UNLEASHING AMERICAN COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE ATLANTIC
On September 15, 2016, pursuant to the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301), President 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 . . .
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UNLEASHING AMERICAN COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE ATLANTIC
On September 15, 2016, pursuant to the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301), President 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 . . .