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DEEP SEABED MINING

First of all, the Oceania Riviera cruise we're on is sailing through the   Inside Passage .  So far, we've seen a choppy ocean.  All day.  My filming with the new Pocket 3 has been a mini-disaster.  I'll get better when I know how this new video camera works.   For now, here is a half-hour mega tour of this ship from You Tube . Here is a  short video purporting cruise the Inside Passage .  Maybe there is not all that much to see after all. Maybe before we dock in Vancouver tomorrow I'll have something to show. For today, I'll focus on the controversial matter of deep seabed mining, for your president,  Donald Trump, last month signed an executive order boosting the deep-sea mining industry. His inspiration was fear of China. The order seeks to expedite permits in coastal waters of the U.S., while working with allied nations to share international resources.   There are more than a billion tons of manganese nodules in U.S. water...