deep sea mining
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific leaders and environmental advocates have condemned a United States government proposal to advance plans for an offshore mineral lease sale in federal waters off American Samoa.
They say the move - despite about 70,000 public comments submitted during the process...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Interior issued a notice that it will advance deep-sea mining in waters off the coast of American Samoa and hold a lease sale. If it proceeds, this would be the first deep-sea mining leasing in the world.
The American Samoan government is united in strong...
Washington, D.C — Trump administration has announced a proposed deep sea mining lease sale in federal waters near American Samoa, marking the world’s first attempt to commercially mine the deep sea. The move is a major step toward opening U.S. waters to commercial deep sea mining and comes despite...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the U.S. government prepares to auction off slices of the seabed in federal waters, experts, including the former director of the federal agency overseeing deep-sea mining, say the regulations that would govern this activity are outdated and lack important oversight...
Dear Government & Community Leaders on Deep Seabed Mining
My name is Frankie Toluao, a twelfth-grade student at the Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School, and I am writing to share my concerns about deep-seabed mining and why I believe it is harmful to our people, heritage, and environment...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors, stock prices have soared and federal regulators have raced to fast-track a permitting process...
As a candidate for the United States House of Representatives representing the territory of American Samoa, a citizen of the United States of America, local resident of American Samoa, and a military combat veteran who has dedicated more than 15 years to defending this nation in multiple combat...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A major review of 50 years of data warning that deep-sea mining could cause long-lasting damage to Pacific marine ecosystems has reinforced the Cook Islands' cautious approach to seabed minerals exploration, according to Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) commissioner...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali’i Nikolau Pula has established the Deep-Sea Minerals Steering Committee, according to a letter posted on a social media site by sabrinakelani. The letter is addressed to Cabinet Members, signed by the governor, and is dated May 7, 2026.
Samoa News was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The leaders of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam are seeking a moratorium on deep-sea mining in the Marianas.
CNMI governor David Apatang and Guam governor Lou Leon Guerrero also want to see refroms at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (...