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From the Editor: A submarine for every explorer!
I like to keep an eye out for classic books from the early days of ocean technology, both factual and fiction. From Monturiol’s Dream...
Technology
The rise of low-cost ROVs and community submersibles
As a community, we discuss mining, management, and monitoring, as well as the regulations that shape them, in terms of governments, major corporations, and...
Policy Spotlight
In Summary: Part II of the 24th Session of the ISA.
Last month, ISA delegates met in Jamaica for the 2nd part of the 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority to discuss the ISA’s...
Industry Releases
PNG earthquakes raise concerns over seabed mining project
Radio New Zealand | 15 October 2018
On Thursday last week, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck off the south coast of New Britain island, the second...
Deep sea robots reveal mineral riches in the abyss
Matthew Stock | 20 September 2018
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - From the safety of their research vessel, scientists are exploring one of Earth’s last frontiers...
Oman plans to boost fisheries, mining, logistics jobs
Times News Service | 2 October 2018
Muscat: Oman aims to create jobs in the logistics, fisheries, mining, and energy sectors through a 32-country conference that...
New Battery Soaks Up Carbon Dioxide
Prachi Patel | 4 October 2018
Researchers at MIT have made a new lithium-based battery that runs on carbon dioxide taken directly from a power plant. Their...
DeepGreen research ship reports early positive findings of deep ocean metals
International Mining | 2 June 2018
The first of five ocean campaigns, co-sponsored with Maersk, bodes well for environmentally sustainable and economic recovery of metals....
DEME unveils innovative nodule collector pre-prototype ‘Patania II’
PortNews | 18 September 2018
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), DEME’s subsidiary specialised in deep sea harvesting, has unveiled the nodule collector ‘Patania II’. The...
Discovery of vibrant deep-sea life prompts new worries over seabed mining
Amy Maxmen | 21 September 2018
Deep in the eastern central Pacific Ocean, on a stretch of sea floor nearly as big as the continental...
The treasure hidden in our gadgets
Catherine Early | China Dialogue
Gold is the most valuable metal in a phone. One tonne of gold ore contains around 1-5 grams of pure...
Futuna rejects seabed exploration and mining
Radio New Zealand | 14 September 2018
The rejection of any further exploration of the seabed was expressed at a meeting in Futuna with French...
Mining waste set to grow, but ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ solutions abound
Tracy Hancock | 7 September 2018
The evolution of waste management techniques to accommodate the shift to low-grade ores by mining operations is one of...
Negotiations start on a high seas treaty
Zhang Chun | September 5, 2018
The high seas cover two thirds of the ocean and are home to 90% of marine life, but this vast...
Marvels of the deep and their superpowers
Jonathan Amos | 4 September 2018
Maggie Georgieva is turning a jar of preservative around in her hands. "This is it," she says. "This is...
Environment
Can India mine deep-sea resources without disturbing the Indian Ocean seabed...
JENCY SAMUEL on MONGABAY | 9 February 2018
Mining of polymetallic nodules present in the seabed in the Central Indian Ocean Basin can help...
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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