The News Deeply community fellowship program offers an opportunity to work with the community editors of each Deeply platform on mapping, growing and strengthening our community of key stakeholders (policymakers, academics, corporates, NGOs and journalists). You will hone your research know-how, dive deep into your topic of interest and learn a range of new skills […]
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Two new papers in major scientific journals opened the new year with a focus on the potential environmental impacts of deep sea mining. The papers, published in Science and Frontiers in Marine Science, took big-picture looks at current scientific evidence on the impacts of seabed mining in the context of increased demand for key minerals […]
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Nautilus Minerals is advancing its equipment-testing at the same time as financial and management shortfalls prompt worries about the firm’s longevity. Submerged trials for Nautilus’ Seafloor Production Tools (SPTs) began in Papua New Guinea during the latter part of 2017 and are now nearing completion. Trials on the Collecting Machine and Auxiliary Cutter were completed […]
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In March, the ISA will hold the semi-annual meeting of its Legal and Technical Commission (a regularly-scheduled event) immediately after the completion of a semi-annual meeting of the ISA Council (an innovation for a body accustomed to once-a-year sessions) . The dates are 5-9 March for the Council and 12-23 March for the Legal & […]
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River Publishers has released Building Industries at Sea: ‘Blue Growth’ and the New Maritime Economy. The book highlights four promising areas of activity identified by the European Union for their ‘Blue Growth’ potentials. The chosen sectors are Aquaculture; Renewable Energy (offshore wind, wave and tide); Seabed Mining; and Biotechnology. Each area has experienced a rise […]
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has provided a grant for $500,000 to Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science for development of a real-time subsea wireless communications technology. The team will design, deploy and evaluate a first-of-its-kind testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications and surveillance (data, voice, and video streaming). The new technology, […]
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TODD WOODY on OCEANS DEEPLY | 1 February 2018 As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) drafts regulations to govern the mining of the ocean for valuable minerals, the European Parliament has called for a ban on seabed mining until the environmental impacts and risks of disturbing unique deep-sea ecosystems are understood. In a resolution, the […]
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LANA SMILEY on COIN IDOL.com | 30 January 2018 “The unique solution will allow for much easier and more efficient searches for treasure, shipwrecks and underwater minerals. It will probably have the potential to disrupt the deep-sea mining industry. The solution is a mix of the existing underwater scanning technology and Artificial Intelligence, which allows […]
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SUBSEA WORLD NEWS | 26 Jan 2018 “The GEBCO-NF Alumni Team has completed technology readiness tests of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. The test were conducted using a combined unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system. The goal of the XPRIZE challenge is to advance ocean technologies for rapid, unmanned and high-resolution […]
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Download the Nautilus Minerals press release Toronto Ontario, January 25, 2018 – Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTC:NUSMF Nasdaq Intl Designation) (the “Company” or “Nautilus“) is pleased to provide an update on submerged trials for the Company’s Seafloor Production Tools, with the final machine, the Bulk Cutter, due to finish trials next month. Submerged trials of […]
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