American Samoa
AMERICAN Samoa Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula has submitted formal comments to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding a proposed deep-sea mining lease, stating that commercial extraction should not proceed and that any initial activities should focus on scientific research and environmental studies. The proposed lease covers over 31 million acres of federal waters near the Manuʻa Islands, with a lease sale scheduled for November 19. Governor Pula is advocating a precautionary approach, calling for protections for the territory’s tuna fishery and requesting an equitable share of . . .
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