By Angelo Villagomez WASHINGTON, 02 FEBRUARY 2026 (LAS VEGAS SUN) — The Trump administration argues that opening America’s seafloor to deep-sea mining is essential for strengthening our economy and securing our energy future. From a Pacific Islander perspective, this rush to extract metals from the ocean — especially near the Mariana Trench and American Samoa […]
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NOAA to map critical mineral deposits in deep waters off American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, 23 JANUARY 2026 (NOAA) — NOAA’s National Ocean Service announced today a new hydrographic survey project to map and characterise more than 30,000 square nautical miles of federal waters off American Samoa. This project is part of the Department of Commerce’s implementation of the U.S Offshore Critical Minerals Mapping Plan as defined by […]
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NOAA’s latest technology presented at PICRC to help with the monitoring of coral reefs
On Thursday September 05, Dr. C. Mark Eakin, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), held a session at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) on the latest products used to monitor coral reefs. Coral reefs are extremely valuable as they contribute trillions of dollars to our worldwide economy every year. Their management […]