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US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push for Resources (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)

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[–] guitarsarereal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

According to the State Dept announcement, the new lines were determined by the Extended Continental Shelf Task Force, which is a cross-agency task force representing 14 different federal agencies. More likely, the expanded areas have a variety of resources that would be of interest to US industries.