Civil society organizations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, along with their national partners, have collected more than 60,000 petitions, letters and comments opposing the Trump administration’s plan to allow deep-sea mining near the Mariana Trench.

Guam’s economists and business leaders forecast a positive—though potentially uneven—growth in the local economy in 2026, buoyed by military construction and a gradual increase in tourist arrivals.

An aerial view of Guam's coast. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan   By Jayvee Vallejera   The 38 th  Guam Legislature has officially adopted a resolution that reaffirms its call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in the region and objects to leasing more than 35 million acres of underwater lands off the coast of the Marianas region for seabed mining. In an emergency session Friday, Guam senators unanimously voted to adopt Resolution 132-38, which rejects the Bureau of Ocean Energ