Grace Lima for Papua New Guinea Post-Courier The campaign against deep sea mining in the Bismarck Sea by the Alliance of Solwara Warriors (ASW) still continues. Read more: Campaign Against Deep Sea Mining Continues
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Nerijus Adomaitis for Reuters Norway’s oil and gas reserves have made it one of the world’s wealthiest countries but its dreams for deep-sea discovery now centre on something different. Read more: Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil
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Pippa Neil for Environment Journal The majority of the revenue extracted from the world’s oceans belongs to just 100 transnational corporations, according to new analysis conducted by researchers at Duke and Stockholm University. Read more: Majority of ocean revenue is dominated by just 100 companies
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New animal species that are genuinely new to science are remarkably rare. The modern process of discovering and describing a new species, particularly animals, usually follows a pattern of creating more and more nuanced distinctions between already known groups. “New to science” rarely means “never before observed”. In other words, when we find a new […]
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Almost 1 year ago, just before the commencement of the 26th Session of the International Seabed Authority in February, we began analytically tracking the online conversation surrounding deep-sea mining. Using a service called SocioViz, DSM Observer implemented a year-long sentiment and network analysis Big Listening campaign across a range of keywords used by stakeholders to […]
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