Comment from Jenkins, Victoria
Victoria JenkinsOpposeIndividual
Summary: An individual is opposing the issuance of an exploration license to American Deep Sea Minerals Inc. The commenter argues that deep-sea mining could severely stress marine ecosystems and that long-term effects have not been properly assessed.
I am strongly against the granting of the Exploration License for American Deep Sea Minerals Inc. Marine ecosystems are currently being overwhelmed by the high demand for critical minerals without the proper assessment of long term effects.
Allowing American Deep Sea Minerals the access to explore and potentially extract critical minerals from the Southern Pacific Ocean would put marine life and ecosystems under extreme stress.