What happens when we pull the trigger?

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What happens when we pull the trigger?
Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Policy 19.November.2020

What happens when we pull the trigger?

The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor
Business, Featured, Newsletter, Policy 19.November.2020

The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor

Beyond Batteries: exploring the demand for scandium and tellurium from the deep ocean
Featured, Newsletter, Technology 19.November.2020

Beyond Batteries: exploring the demand for scandium and tellurium from the deep ocean

The United States moves towards exploration and exploitation of critical mineral resources in the deep ocean.
Featured, Newsletter, Policy 17.November.2020

The United States moves towards exploration and exploitation of critical mineral resources in the deep ocean.

Can you distract a clam?
Featured, Newsletter, Science 16.November.2020

Can you distract a clam?

Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting
Banner, Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Policy 11.September.2020

Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor

The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor

November 19 2020 Business, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

September 11 2020 Banner, Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
New Battery Technologies Challenge the Value Proposition for Cobalt Mining

New Battery Technologies Challenge the Value Proposition for Cobalt Mining

September 7 2020 Business, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
The last days of Nautilus Minerals.

The last days of Nautilus Minerals.

May 22 2020 Business, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
Can you distract a clam?

Can you distract a clam?

November 16 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Science
How anglerfish hack their immune system to hang on to a mate

How anglerfish hack their immune system to hang on to a mate

September 8 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Science
The long life of plastic waste at an experimental mining site.

The long life of plastic waste at an experimental mining site.

July 17 2020 Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Science
Bioprospecting in Practice: How a drug goes from the ocean to the clinic.

Bioprospecting in Practice: How a drug goes from the ocean to the clinic.

July 16 2020 Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Science
Beyond Batteries: exploring the demand for scandium and tellurium from the deep ocean

Beyond Batteries: exploring the demand for scandium and tellurium from the deep ocean

November 19 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Technology
Tools of Ore: Surveying the current state of deep-sea mining technology

Tools of Ore: Surveying the current state of deep-sea mining technology

September 9 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Technology
New Battery Technologies Challenge the Value Proposition for Cobalt Mining

New Battery Technologies Challenge the Value Proposition for Cobalt Mining

September 7 2020 Business, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
New dives to Challenger Deep raise old questions about privatization and exploration

New dives to Challenger Deep raise old questions about privatization and exploration

July 21 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Technology
What happens when we pull the trigger?

What happens when we pull the trigger?

November 19 2020 Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor

The human impacts of mining the deep seafloor

November 19 2020 Business, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
The United States moves towards exploration and exploitation of critical mineral resources in the deep ocean.

The United States moves towards exploration and exploitation of critical mineral resources in the deep ocean.

November 17 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Policy
Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

September 11 2020 Banner, Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

Deadlines and delays: What to expect from the next ISA meeting

September 11 2020 Banner, Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
The long life of plastic waste at an experimental mining site.

The long life of plastic waste at an experimental mining site.

July 17 2020 Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Science
What impact will deep-sea mining have on midwater habitats?

What impact will deep-sea mining have on midwater habitats?

July 14 2020 Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Uncategorized
A 3-decade-long disturbance study on the deep abyssal plain.

A 3-decade-long disturbance study on the deep abyssal plain.

May 22 2020 Banner, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Science

Press Releases

The International Seabed Authority contributes to Kingston Mayor’s homeless response amid COVID-19

The International Seabed Authority contributes to Kingston Mayor’s homeless response amid COVID-19

June 2 2020
Statement on the passing of former ISA Secretary-General Satya N. Nandan

Statement on the passing of former ISA Secretary-General Satya N. Nandan

March 2 2020
ISA international workshop reviews impact of capacity-building programmes and underscores need for a programmatic approach

ISA international workshop reviews impact of capacity-building programmes and underscores need for a programmatic approach

February 14 2020

Deep-sea Mining in the News

Drop in the ocean

Drop in the ocean

December 20 2019
History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin

History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin

December 20 2019
What we’ve missed in the Abyss: Mining 40 years of cruise reports for biodiversity and research effort data from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

What we’ve missed in the Abyss: Mining 40 years of cruise reports for biodiversity and research effort data from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

August 6 2019
DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection

DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection

June 12 2019

Recent Publications

Effects of a deep-sea mining experiment on seafloor microbial communities and functions after 26 years

T. R. VONNAHME, M. MOLARI, F. JANSSEN, F. WENZHÖFER, M. HAECKEL, J. TITSCHACK, A. BOETIUS
Effects of a deep-sea mining experiment on seafloor microbial communities and functions after 26 years

Impacts of deep‐sea mining on microbial ecosystem services

Beth N. Orcutt, James A. Bradley William J. Brazelton Emily R. Estes Jacqueline M. Goordial Julie A. Huber Rose M. Jones Nagissa Mahmoudi Jeffrey J. Marlow Sheryl Murdock Maria Pachiadaki
Impacts of deep‐sea mining on microbial ecosystem services

Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining

Jeffrey C. Drazen, Craig R. Smith, Kristina M. Gjerde, Steven H. D. Haddock, Glenn S. Carter, C. Anela Choy, Malcolm R. Clark, Pierre Dutrieux, Erica Goetze, Chris Hauton, Mariko Hatta, J. Anthony Koslow, Astrid B. Leitner, Aude Pacini, Jessica N. Perelman, Thomas Peacock, Tracey T. Sutton, Les Watling, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining

A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan

R. Carver, J. Childs, P. Steinberg, L. Mabon, H. Matsuda, R. Squire, B. McLellan, M. Esteban
A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan