Comment from Earthjustice
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Summary: Earthjustice, submitting on behalf of the Association of Village Council Presidents, Native Village of Eek, and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, argues that seabed mining poses significant risks to human health and marine biodiversity. They contend that the current draft regime for seabed mining is incompatible with international human rights law and should be subject to the precautionary approach.
Please see enclosed additional attachments from Earthjustice on behalf of the Association of Village Council Presidents, Native Village of Eek, and Alaska Community Action on Toxics regarding the Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore Alaska—Request for Information and Interest
Attachments
- Hamley (2022) The implications of seabed mining in the Area for the human right to health (PDF)
- Hauton (2017) Identifying Toxic Impacts of Metals (PDF)
- Howard (2020) An assessment of the risks and impacts of seabed mining_Part1 (PDF)
- Howard (2020) An assessment of the risks and impacts of seabed mining_Part2 (PDF)
- Huntington (2017) Evaluating the Effects of climate Change (PDF)
- IEA (2025) Global EV Outlook 2025 (PDF)
- IUCN (2023) IUCN Director Generals open letter to ISA Members on deep-sea mining (PDF)
- IUCN issues-brief_dsm_update_final (PDF)
- J. Bikales Federal safety regulator warns his office cant keep up with Trumps Alaska oil push - POLITICO (PDF)
- Jaishankar Toxicity (PDF)
- Jones (2025) Long-term impact and biological recovery in deep-sea mining (PDF)
- Kelly (1986) Ringed Seal Winter Ecology and Effects of Noise (PDF)
- Kelly (1988) Responses of Ringed Seals to Noise Disturbance (PDF)
- Koschinsky (2018) Deep-sea Mining (PDF)
- Kuskokwim (2021) Kuskokwim River Salmon Situation Report (PDF)
- Lefebvre (2025) Bowhead whale faeces link increasing algal toxins (PDF)
- Lehner Arctic Sea Ice Key Facts _ Polar Bears International (PDF)
- Limpinsel (2023) Impacts to Essential Fish Habitiat from Non-Fishing (PDF)
- Martin (2020) Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (PDF)
- Miller (2021) Challenging the Need for Deep Seabed Mining (PDF)