"Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining."
"No one has done commercial-scale deep-sea mining."
"[R]eally scary for the ocean, the ocean ecosystem, for people who rely on fisheries."
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Author: Teresa Tomassoni
Publication: Inside Climate News @InsideClimate
March 11, 2026
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#AmericanSamoa #USA #Water #Mining #Animals
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11032026/trump-noaa-american-samoa-deep-sea-mining/
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β§ Haliotis jacnensis β§
Haliotis jacnensis, commonly known as the Jacna abalone, is a species of sea snail in the abalone family, Haliotidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between sea level and 50 metres (160 ft), around the coasts of American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Niue, the...
#AmericanSamoa #PacificOcean #Haliotidae #SolomonIslands #Jacna #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliotis_jacnensis
American Samoa out to create more history as Oceania's top women's teams battle for World Cup places - ABC Pacific
The rise of the American Samoan national women's soccer team has been sudden and surprising.
But a continent-wide search for eligible players on the US mainland has reaped dividends in the form of a highly talented squad which cruised through the first stage of OFC World Cup qualifying without conceding a goal.
#AmericanSamoa #FIFA #Oceania #soccer
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/amsamoacromwell/106394990
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It
https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/
#HackerNews #Americans #by #Name #Punished #for #Believing #It #Voting #Rights #AmericanSamoa #Alaska #SocialJustice

In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country theyβve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officialsβand has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.
"American Samoa is the only U.S. state or territory where people are born without automatic citizenship, and without the right to vote in state, federal, and most local elections anywhere outside of American Samoa," writes Alex Burness for @bolts. Here's his story about how Samoan residents of Whittier, Alaska, were targeted by state troopers, arrested, and now face prison time for voter misconduct.
#USNews #USLaw #Immigration #VoterFraud #AmericanSamoa #Alaska

In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country theyβve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officialsβand has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.