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Representational Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters A United Nations (UN) body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on seabed mining. The upcoming election comes as the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) ended a two-week…
Representational Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters A United Nations (UN) body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on seabed mining. The upcoming election comes as the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) ended a two-week…
This photo taken on March 8, 2019, shows a study underway on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone to investigate the impact that potential manganese nodule mining in the deep sea would have on ecosystems there. | Photo Credit: ROV-Team/GEOMAR An unknown process is producing oxygen deep in the world’s oceans, where it is too…
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