Ocean stakeholders discuss calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining.

by December 29 2020 Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
Book Review: Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean
Featured, Newsletter, Science 31.December.2020

Book Review: Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art
Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Technology 30.December.2020

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

Ocean stakeholders discuss calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining.
Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Policy 29.December.2020

Ocean stakeholders discuss calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining.

Commentary: COVID-19 and the (ab)use of the silence procedure at the International Seabed Authority
Featured, Newsletter, Policy 28.December.2020

Commentary: COVID-19 and the (ab)use of the silence procedure at the International Seabed Authority

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

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

December 30 2020 Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
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
Book Review: Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean

Book Review: Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean

December 31 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Science
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
Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

December 30 2020 Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
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
Ocean stakeholders discuss calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining.

Ocean stakeholders discuss calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining.

December 29 2020 Banner, Featured, Newsletter, Policy
Commentary: COVID-19 and the (ab)use of the silence procedure at the International Seabed Authority

Commentary: COVID-19 and the (ab)use of the silence procedure at the International Seabed Authority

December 28 2020 Featured, Newsletter, Policy
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
Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

Urban mining and mineral recycling: State of the art

December 30 2020 Business, Environment, Featured, Newsletter, Technology
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

Press Releases

ISA Council approves Blue Minerals Jamaica Limited’s plan of work for exploration of polymetallic nodules in the CCZ

ISA Council approves Blue Minerals Jamaica Limited’s plan of work for exploration of polymetallic nodules in the CCZ

December 17 2020
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

Deep-sea Mining in the News

Massive Swarm of Eels Is The Most Fish Ever Recorded at The Bottom of The Ocean

Massive Swarm of Eels Is The Most Fish Ever Recorded at The Bottom of The Ocean

December 17 2020
The unseen man-made ‘tracks’ on the deep ocean floor

The unseen man-made ‘tracks’ on the deep ocean floor

December 17 2020
The Top Ten Ocean Science Stories of 2020

The Top Ten Ocean Science Stories of 2020

December 17 2020
Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried

Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried

December 17 2020

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