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Trump expected to allow commercial fishing in Atlantic national monument waters

The proclamation is expected to be made at a roundtable meeting of commercial fishermen and industry representatives in Bangor, Maine

By Jason Huffman | June 5, 2020 17:46 BST
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US president Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation Friday that reverses part of former president Barack Obama's order to designate a nearly 5,000 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean as a national monument, re-opening the area to commercial fishing, Undercurrent News has learned [...]

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