Comment from Greenpeace USA
Greenpeace USAOpposeAdvocacy
Summary: Greenpeace USA strongly opposes the American Metal Resources LLC (AMR) application for a deep seabed mining exploration license. They argue that the environmental and cultural risks are too great, the science is too uncertain, and NOAA lacks the institutional capacity to regulate such an industry.
26 May 2026
Dr. Bryan Cole
Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act Team Lead
Office for Coastal Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
bryan.cole@noaa.gov
Attention:Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep
Seabed Mining Exploration License from American Metal Resources,
LLC (AMR) (Docket NOAA-NOS-2026-0034)
Dear Dr. Cole:
Greenpeace USA offers the attached comment letter in strong opposition to the American Metal Resources LLC (AMR) application for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) (Docket NOAA-NOS-2026-0034). An additional comment signed by 2,446 of our U.S. based supporters is also submitted as a separate file with this comment.
Sincerely,
Arlo Hemphill
US Project Lead, Oceans are Life
Greenpeace USA