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Proc 10287ProclamationBiden · D

Proclamation 10287

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

This proclamation restores the prohibition on commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, reversing Proclamation 10049 issued by President Trump in 2020. It reinstates the management framework of Proclamation 9496, with a phase-out deadline of September 15, 2023 for red crab and American lobster commercial fishing, and directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Interior to prepare a joint management plan by that same date.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 57349

Impact dates

  1. Red crab and American lobster commercial fishing phase-out ends; all commercial fishing prohibited

  2. Joint management plan due from Secretaries of Commerce and Interior

Key directives

  • Restore prohibition on all commercial fishing in the monument per Proclamation 9496
  • Permit red crab and American lobster commercial fishing until September 15, 2023
  • Secretaries of Commerce and Interior shall prepare joint management plan by September 15, 2023
  • Secretaries shall promulgate implementing regulations as appropriate
  • Proclamation 10049 provisions inconsistent with this proclamation or Proclamation 9496 are superseded

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Restoration of commercial fishing prohibition takes effect
  • Proclamation 10049 provisions superseded

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • September 15, 2023: Red crab and American lobster commercial fishing phase-out completes
  • September 15, 2023: Joint management plan due from Secretaries

Risks & tensions

  • Legal challenges to presidential authority under Antiquities Act may continue from fishing industry groups
  • Economic impact on New England fishing communities during phase-out period
  • Potential enforcement challenges for offshore monument boundaries
Proclamation 10287: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument · Executive Orders