Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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Summary: The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is opposing the deep seabed mining exploration licenses for American Metal Resources, LLC and SeaX, Inc. They provide an extensive list of scientific studies, legal precedents, and organizational statements to argue for a moratorium on deep-sea mining due to significant environmental risks and biodiversity loss.
Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (upload 8)
Attachments
- NRDC_source index AMR SeaX (PDF)
- AMR and SeaX_exploration license apps_NRDC comments (PDF)
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- Hazel_Vessel speed increases collision risk for the green turtle Chelonia mydas (PDF)
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- Work et al. 2020. Influence of small vessel operation and propulsion system (PDF)
- Antigua Convention (PDF)
- Convention for the Establishment of an Interamerican Tropical Tuna Commission (PDF)
- Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (PDF)
- DOI NEPA handbook (PDF)
- PFMC_Fishery Management Plan for HMS (PDF)
- Stava et al_Quantifying the Influence_2025 (PDF)
- WPRFMC_Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pacific Pelagic Fisheries (PDF)
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- HR Rep 96-411 (PDF)
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