Monument
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Biggest bass monument ever has been unveiled in Alabama
Alabama is known for its unusual memorials and statues, and the city of Eufaula is adding to the list with a monument to a fish.
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Recreational Fishing Will Be Allowed in New England Marine Monument
Alexandria, VA – The recreational fishing and boating community applauds the decision by President Obama to differentiate public use from commercial extraction of marine resources by including recreational fishing as an allowable activity in the new Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located approximately 150 miles off the Massachusetts coast. This announcement carries on with the precedent in recent marine monument decisions to allow recreational fishing as an important and sustainable use of marine waters.
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POTUS Plans Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument Expansion
Alexandria, VA – August 26, 2016 – Today, President Obama announced a vast expansion of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, known as Papahanaumokuakea, out to 200 miles or the limits of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. In 2006, President George W. Bush created the monument with a boundary which extended to 50 miles and excluded recreational fishing.
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