Tracking down silver in Subnautica 2 is your first challenge where crafting materials are concerned. You'll need this metal to craft the air tank, which will let you stay underwater longer, and as you've likely surmised, breathing is kind of important in this game—I guess it's always important, but especially so in this game.
You also use silver to craft wiring kits, so it's vital for their advanced versions, as well as system chips, and dedicated cores, all of which you use to build important base facilities, as well as the Tadpole vehicle. All that said, here's the best place to get silver close to the Lifepod where you start, and more generally where to find more of it.
