President Obama creates Atlantic’s first marine national monument

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President Obama creates Atlantic’s first marine national monument –

Today the president is announcing the designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, an area of ocean about the size of Connecticut.  The monument, located 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, is home to diverse sea life and its new protections will help make this spectacular stretch of sea more resilient to climate change. New York Times

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