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Guam Legislature unanimously adopts resolution calling for moratorium on deep‑sea mining and objects to BOEM RFI
Summary
The Guam Legislature passed Resolution No. 132‑38 COR on Jan. 9, 2026, urging a moratorium on commercial deep‑sea mining and formally objecting to the U.S. Department of the Interior — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request for information; the measure passed 14–0 with one excused.
The Guam Legislature on Jan. 9, 2026, adopted Resolution No. 132‑38 COR reaffirming the body’s call for a moratorium on commercial deep‑sea mining and formally objecting to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request for information on potential leasing offshore the Northern Mariana Islands. The measure passed the recorded roll call vote with 14 yays and one excused.
Sponsor Senator Teresa M. Turlahi, who introduced the resolution and asked that it be advanced to third reading, said the measure responds to BOEM’s RFI and the short federal comment window. "With BOEM's comment deadline extended only until January 12, it is crucial that we send today a clear, timely message of opposition," Turlahi said, summarizing testimony and…
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