WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- A coalition of 10 aquariums and zoos has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management expressing strong opposition to the proposed commercial leasing of Outer Continental Shelf minerals in offshore American Samoa. This unified stance aligns with the American Samoa Government, which has actively opposed such actions. The organizations reinforce that the moratorium on seabed mining, established by Executive Order 006-24, remains intact and shoul more ST