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Trump Opens Atlantic Marine Monument To Fishing During Maine Roundtable

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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in Bangor on Friday that he says will undo most of the fishing restrictions President Barack Obama ordered for a 5,000-square-mile swath of submerged canyons and mountains off the Atlantic coast that’s prized for its biological diversity. A legal battle is expected.

Maine Public Radio's Fred Bever reports.

This segment aired on June 5, 2020.

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