First U.S. Atlantic Ocean Marine National Monument Established

President Obama has designated 4,913 square miles of ocean, 130 miles off Cape Cod on the southern edge of George’s Bank, as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the nation’s first marine reserve in the Atlantic Ocean. Lee … Continue reading

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to be Vastly Expanded

In 2006, President George W. Bush created three marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean.  Today, President Obama announced the dramatic expansion of these marine preserves to form the world’s largest marine sanctuary.  Under the proposal, the Pacific Remote Island Marine … Continue reading