AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDeep-Sea Mining Fight: The House Rules Committee blocked Rep. James Moylan’s push to keep seabed mining off a fast-track federal permitting path (FAST-41), even as the Protecting Domestic Mining Act passed—raising fresh concerns about rushed environmental review around Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Local Governance & Ocean Policy: American Samoa community leaders and Greenpeace activists confronted NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer in Pago Pago Harbor over mapping work tied to a proposed Nov. 19 federal lease sale of about 31 million acres near the territory, despite American Samoa’s moratorium. Youth Tech Safety: AG Edward Manibusan announced American Samoa’s share of a landmark $17.1B multistate Meta settlement over Instagram/Facebook harms to children, with new limits like daily time caps, nighttime blocks, and stronger age-assurance and parental controls. STEM for Kids: The Foeoletini Foundation wrapped up its PITA Jr. Summer STEAM Bootcamp, bringing robotics and emerging tech training to village students as a prevention-focused outreach. Fisheries Science: Western Pacific scientists will review fishing rules and bottomfish catch science for Hawai‘i and American Samoa, including possible changes around Rose Atoll and a 2027–2030 bottomfish catch recommendation. Cybersecurity & Scams: Experts warned Pasifika about a surge in AI-fueled e-commerce scams and launched the Fearless Planet Index to track digital threats in near real time.
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