NOAA plans to scour more than 30,000 square nautical miles of waters off American Samoa to figure out the possibilities there for deep sea mining.

APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Samoa became one of the first Pacific Island nations to adopt a legally binding Marine Spatial Plan — a milestone step to fully protect ...

As COP16 biodiversity talks begin in Colombia, research shows only 8.3% of global marine areas are protected Heads of 56 Commonwealth countries are meeting in Samoa, with ocean protection high on ...