Atlantic seabed mine off the VA Coast

[tjsingle]

https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-08-12/coastal-virginia-offshore-seabed-mining-chincoteague

Saw this on FB, thought it was concerning given the current state of striper stocks.

 

[tomgamber]

what happened to drill baby drill? Dig baby dig?

 

[Streammagic237]

what happened to drill baby drill? Dig baby dig?

What happened to a proper geotech survey ? Even in the article it felt like they said we know there are some minerals down there. We don't know how much but we're willing to gamble cause we have money to burn and oceans to decimate ... I'm paraphrasing 😉

 

[tomgamber]

... I'm paraphrasing 😉

I'm being sarcsstic...