Comment from Greenpeace USA
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Summary: Greenpeace USA strongly opposes the SeaX Inc. application for a deep seabed mining exploration license, arguing that the environmental and cultural risks are too great and the science is too uncertain. They advocate for the denial of the application, a suspension of all DSHMRA license processing until a modern programmatic EIS is completed, and a transparent consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples.
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 SeaX Inc. (SeaX) application for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) (Docket NOAA-NOS-2026-0035). 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