Statement on Designation of Marine Monument Off New England Coast

Press Release

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement about President Obama's decision to designate nearly 5,000 square miles of ocean off the coast of New England as a national marine monument. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument will protect a pristine underwater area that is home to rare species including sea turtles and endangered whales.

"This decision is going to protect one of the most fragile deep-sea ecosystems in the Atlantic. There are species of marine life found in this area that don't exist anywhere else in the world, and that's something worth saving."

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