Chief Minister Paul Henderson says if mining companies are allowed to explore in Northern Territory waters, they will have to meet strict environmental requirements.
The Amateur Fishermen's Association and the Marine Conservation Society are both concerned about applications from resources companies to explore for oil in marine fishing areas.
Mr Henderson says companies can apply for licences but the Government will not necessarily give them approval.
"We can't have a world where people can't request to do something," he said.
"I have said that any seabed mining would have to go through environmental requirements that would be so high, I don't know why companies are looking to do this."
ABC News
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