Obama to create first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean

To protect and preserve an area filled with endangered species and deepwater corals, President Obama will designate a section of the Atlantic Ocean a national monument. He will make the formal announcement Thursday at the annual Our Ocean Conference in Washington. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is about 130 miles off the southeast coast of Cape Cod, covering 4,913 square miles. It is home to endangered species like sei whales and Kemp's ridley turtles, and boasts th...