Deep sea mining webinar set today (Dec. 2) featuring UH Mānoa’s Jeffrey Drazen
SAIPAN — A free public webinar on deep sea mining in the Pacific will be held today (Tuesday, Dec. 2) from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., featuring Dr. Jeffrey Drazen of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Oceanography, according to an event flyer.
Sheila Babauta urges extension, public hearings as CNMI faces deep-sea mining comment deadline
SAIPAN – Sheila Babauta of Friends of the Mariana Trench told Good Morning Marianas that federal officials should extend the public comment period and hold public hearings in the CNMI following a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request for information related to deep-sea mining.
Guam and CNMI delegates seek 120-day extension on deep sea mining comment period
Washington, D.C. – Guam Del. James C. Moylan and CNMI Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds are calling on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to give island residents more time to respond to a federal notice on potential deep sea mining between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Community Conversation on Deep Sea Mining in the CNMI set for Dec. 3
SAIPAN – Northern Marianas College will host a community conversation on “Deep Sea Mining in the CNMI” on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the American Memorial Park Indoor Theater from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friends of the Mariana Trench Call for Public Hearings on Deep Sea Mining RFI
SAIPAN — Friends of the Mariana Trench is calling for public hearings and an extension of the federal comment period in response to a new Request for Information and Interest (RFI) published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding potential deep sea mineral leasing in waters near the Mariana Trench.
