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The Five Most Talked about Moments from the ISA General Council...
It was a cool week in Kingston as representatives from
member states, observers, NGOs, and other stakeholders gathered at the International
Seabed Authority to...
Technology
Colossal Advancements in Accessible Deep-Ocean Technology
Accessing the deep seafloor is no small feat. Nations,
institutions, contractors, and corporations make major capital investment into
the tools and machines needed to...
Policy Spotlight
A lost continent rich in cobalt crusts could create a challenging...
The Rio Grande Rise is an almost completely unstudied,
geologically intriguing, ecologically mysterious, potential lost continent in
the deep south Atlantic. And it also...
Industry Releases
Deep-sea mining: regulating the unknown
Amber Cobley for The Ecologist | 15 March 2019
If you ask someone to describe the deep sea, the...
Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea
Paul Voosen for Science | 14 March 2019
Sometimes the sailors' myths aren't far off: The deep ocean really...
Deep seabed mining: key questions
Jessica Aldred for chinadialogue ocean | 26 February 2019
What is deep sea mining?
It’s...
The future of deep seabed mining
Jessica Aldred for chinadialogue ocean | 24 February 2019
It’s one of the coldest, darkest places on earth,...
The perils of mining the deep
Matthew Gianni and Sian Owen for The Economist World Ocean Initiative | 11 February 2019
The deep seabed...
Species threatened by deep-sea mining
Ned Pennant-Rea for chinadialogue ocean | 28 February 2019
The UN has described the deep sea as “the...
We should explore the deep ocean, not mine it
Diva Amon for chinadialogue ocean | 4 March 2019
Human activity is transforming the planet and the deep...
Blue Economy: The new frontier for Africa’s growth – An interview with Siddharth Chatterjee...
Nikki Shimbun for Pulse Live Kenya | 8 February 2019
The blue economy in Africa is neglected,...
Deep-sea mining could wreck the last unexplored ecosystem on Earth
Olive Heffernan for New Scientist | 31 January 2019
Some call it the final frontier. Having spent much of human history scouring – and...
Ground-breaking deep-sea exploration to boost good ocean governance
Natricia Duncan for The Commonwealth | 29 January 2019
Commonwealth governments are set to benefit from a ground-breaking...
Metals for our Future
Chris Hinde for the Mining Beacon | 21 December 2018
In his presentation at the Mines and Money London...
Japan’s Grand Plans to Mine Deep-sea Vents
Martha Henriques for the BBC | 7 January 2019
Off the coast of Okinawa, a slim stretch of land...
Environment
A year of discovery in the deep sea
2018 was a banner year for studies highlighting the importance of hydrothermal vents not just to the highly specialized communities that thrive...
Science Briefs
Advanced spatial planning models could promise new era of sustainable ocean...
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | 5 March 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Earth's vast oceans brim with potential for commercial activities ranging from tourism to shipping to...
"I think this is a particularly useful approach when we think of new and emerging uses," Sarah Lester said. "There's a trend toward new ocean industries -- whether it's aquaculture, alternative energy or deep sea mining -- that could make great use of this approach."
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