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Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational saltwater fishing in ocean and coastal management decisions. It mandates modernization of fisheries data collection, streamlining of permitting for boating and fishing businesses, fast-tracking of artificial reef programs using decommissioned offshore oil and gas structures, and establishment of new task forces to address shark and pinniped depredation. The order also requires review and potential revision of Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards Guidelines within 180 days and sets multiple deadlines for regulatory actions to reduce restrictions on recreational fishing access.
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
President Obama designated approximately 4,913 square miles of Atlantic Ocean as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument under the Antiquities Act, permanently protecting three submarine canyons and four seamounts from commercial extraction, oil and gas development, and most fishing, with limited exceptions for red crab and lobster fishing for 7 years. The proclamation establishes a dual-management structure between Commerce (NOAA) and Interior (FWS) and mandates a joint management plan within 3 years.