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A majority of polled Europeans oppose deep-sea mining. Opinion poll shows a majority of Europeans support a pause on deep-sea mining. Over half of Europeans polled (56%) oppose deep-sea mining […]
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition deep-sea mining. As deep-sea mining negotiations began last week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica, the race to defend the deep accelerated. The first week […]
High seas negotiations finally end with a treaty that will help protect the deep. Reacting to the conclusion of a High Seas Treaty yesterday morning, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition […]
France calls for ban on deep-sea mining at COP27. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), welcomed the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron that France is calling for a ban […]
Civil society call on ISA member states to hit the brakes on destructive deep-sea mining. As final preparations for the landmark UN climate and biodiversity conferences get underway, the International […]
New Zealand call for a moratorium on destructive deep-sea mining in international waters. Deep Sea Conservation Coalition reaction. Just days before the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica, seeking to […]
EU protects 16,000 KM² of vulnerable deep-sea life. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, has announced the closure of over 16,000 square kilometres of the […]
United Nations urged to take critical action to protect marine life from industrial deep sea bottom trawl fishing. This week, from August 2-3, in New York, a United Nations workshop […]
Deep-sea mining negotiations demonstrate that the destructive industry cannot go ahead. This week, deep-sea mining negotiations in Jamaica enter their third week as backlash surrounding the nascent industry grows. Concerns […]
Civil society urges immediate action to protect fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Six years after the adoption of the EU deep-sea fishing Regulation that prohibited bottom trawling below 800 meters in EU […]
The tide turns on risky deep-sea mining as negotiations get underway in Jamaica. Negotiations have begun to develop a mining code that, if adopted, could see the largest extractive operation […]
Rush to mine the deep continues as global backlash builds. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition calls on member States of the International Seabed Authority to agree on a moratorium on […]
World Leaders and Parliamentarians call for Urgent Action to Halt The Emerging Deep-Sea Mining Industry As the UN Ocean Conference gets underway and global attention turns towards the ocean, political […]
Deep-sea mining in the spotlight on World Ocean Day. Environmental NGOs, the scientific community, the fishing industry and the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean agreed on the need for […]
Serious concerns about conduct of International Seabed Authority. Civil society reacts to reports of a catalogue of criticism levelled at the International Seabed Authority and call for an immediate independent […]
Rivian pledges to keep the deep sea out of vehicles. As world leaders gather in Brest, France for the One Ocean Summit to advance the critical action needed to protect […]
Civil society calls for ocean health protection. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) last week concluded their 26th Meeting of the Council in Kingston, Jamaica to debate a “roadmap” designed to […]
Business backlash against deep-sea mining grows. Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank, Scania, and Patagonia today joined growing calls for a moratorium on the emerging deep-sea mining industry. The world’s second-biggest car […]
Seamounts and other deep-sea ecosystems on the high seas get further protection from bottom trawling in the Northwest Atlantic. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) […]
Deep Sea Fishing Nations Must Make Progress on Protecting Sensitive Ecosystems at NAFO Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) is underway. The Deep Sea […]
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