Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reopening a huge swath of the Atlantic to commercial fishing. Trump says the order would reestablish fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New England coast, a nearly 5,000-square-mile preserve east of Cape Cod that was created by former President Barack Obama. Trump rolled back protections in the area in 2020 and President Joe Biden later restored them. Trump’s executive order is his latest move to try to strengthen U.S. fishing while rolling back existing conservation measures. He signed a broader order earlier this year that calls on the federal government to reduce the regulatory burden on fishermen.