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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Deep-sea mining companies face a blizzard of litigation if they forge ahead with “unlawful” plans backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to dig critical minerals from the ocean floor, the head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) told AFP on Friday (May 22, 2026). The UN-backed…
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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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