NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LONDON (NHM) | 25 September 2017 “The sponges live on the ocean floor on metal-rich nodules. The region where they live is targeted by deep-sea mining companies interested in mineral extraction. Scientists believe they are likely the most abundant animal living on the nodules and could be a key indicator species for […]
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INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 21 September 2017 JAMAICA, Kingston – – Mr Lee Young-gyu, chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Seabed Authority on Wednesday, 20 September 2017. Prior to […]
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MOLLY LEMPRIERE on MINING-TECHNOLOGY.COM | 18 September 2017 “A similar sentiment was felt following the recent approval for deep-sea iron sands mining by the New Zealand Government. This is the first approval of its kind and will see 50 million tonnes (Mt) of ore extracted per year from the South Taranaki Bight, offshore Patea, over […]
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GEORGE PETRAS on USA TODAY | 18 September 2017 “As you can guess from the spoiler-alert title of The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History, the CIA was able to retrieve a sunken Soviet submarine and study it for military […]
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REUTERS on UPSTREAM | 6 September 2017 “Green groups have slammed reported plans by the Norwegian government to make taxpayers rather than oil companies pay special United Nations fees for offshore production from remote Arctic regions such as the Barents Sea. Letters sent to oil companies from the Petroleum & Energy Ministry, obtained by Reuters, […]
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TODD WOODY on OCEANS DEEPLY | 6 September 2017 “KINGSTON, Jamaica – At the International Seabed Authority’s ocean-side headquarters, delegates from dozens of countries stroll through breezeways adorned with the works of Jamaican artists as the United Nations-chartered organization’s annual meeting begins its second week. No one, however, is entering a conference room where the […]
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MATTHEW O. BERGER on OCEANS DEEPLY | 29 August 2017 “The largest ecosystem on Earth – the deep sea – is one of the least studied even as climate change, plastic pollution and seabed mining threaten its biodiversity. Those are the findings from a new review of studies on life in the deep sea, the area of the […]
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HENRY LAZENBY on MINING WEEKLY | 29 August 2017 “In a new era of ever-advancing technology and increased legal certainty, ocean floor mining is set to take off in the next decade as several juniors jostle to be first to exploit the wealth hidden on the deep ocean floor. DeepGreen Resources chief development officer Anthony […]
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REUTERS | 29 August 2017 “BEIJING (Reuters) – China Minmetals Corp [CHMIN.UL] has flagged off its maiden deep-sea venture seeking minerals in the east Pacific Ocean, a company spokesman confirmed. The ’Xiang Yang Hong 06’ survey vessel, with a crew of 26, on Tuesday left Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province for the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture […]
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SYRANNO BAINES in JAMAICA GLEANER | 12 August 2017 “For the first time in its history, provision has been made for a review of the work of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The provision which falls under Article 154 of the Law of the Sea Convention will see the general assembly considering a report produced by […]
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