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NOAA advances review of first-ever deep seabed mining commercial recovery application. Public invited to comment on application for exploration, commercial recovery of critical mineral-rich nodules in the Pacific. NOAA has […]
ISA Council ends without Mining Code amid industry compliance concerns. Two weeks of International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council negotiations have concluded with no mining approved and no Mining Code adopted. […]
ISA faces credibility test as deep-sea mining pressure escalates. Governments urged to adopt a moratorium as ISA faces deep-sea mining pressure. As governments meet from 9–20 March in Kingston, Jamaica for the […]
Deep-Sea Mining Watch launched by Global Fishing Watch and Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory. The new global transparency tool will empower governments, researchers and civil society to monitor vessels involved in […]
Norway abandons deep-sea mining in the Arctic until at least 2029. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) welcomes the decision by the Norwegian Parliament to stop all plans for deep-sea […]
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs: Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) reaction to new study. A new peer-reviewed study warns that deep-sea mining could have catastrophic effects far beyond the […]
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed […]
Governments leave ISA negotiations without promised ocean action. “We are rushing to prepare regulations atop a foundation of scientific uncertainty, in direct contradiction of our obligation under Article 145 of […]
No deep-sea mining approved as ISA Council ends, despite continued push to start a failing industry. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) is calling for the international community to urgently establish a moratorium […]
Key points to be decided as International Seabed Authority (ISA) council meeting ends. Key decisions: 1. Mining Code The meeting started with a President’s Briefing Paper calling for a Mining […]
UN Ocean Conference shines a light on the deep sea. Now, time for action. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded on Friday in Nice, France, with the deep sea placed […]
Concerns for deep sea ecosystems heighten as US moves to ramp up mining. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is calling for deep sea mining to be ceased. In the same […]
The Ocean Hope Expedition: A Successful milestone achieved in Mexico. Farah Obaidullah, founder of The Ocean and Us, has wrapped up her three-week journey through Baja, California as part of The […]
Deep sea mining risks over $560 billion for terrestrial mining economies, with minimal financial gain. Planet Tracker previously highlighted the negative environmental impacts of deep sea mining – but there’s […]
The Ocean Hope Expedition champions High Seas protection and calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Amid escalating climate and biodiversity crises, the ocean—the very heart of our planet—faces mounting […]
Key EU fisheries stakeholders call for a deep-sea mining moratorium as Norway prepares first licensing round. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) welcome the position of […]
Groundbreaking discovery in the deep ocean. Oxygen production by polymetallic nodules targeted by the deep-sea mining industry. In a ground-breaking discovery, scientists have revealed that oxygen is being produced in […]
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea. ‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance […]
Government launches new UK-based environmental science network on deep-sea mining. Experts and academics are invited to join a new science network that will help to provide evidence on the environmental […]
European Parliament responds to Norway’s decision to open the Arctic to deep-sea mining by calling for a global moratorium on the industry. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environmental Justice […]
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