Category: deep-sea mining

Growing Number of Countries Oppose Deep-Sea Mining as Critical Talks Resume

More than a dozen nations have called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining as governments at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) gathered in Jamaica on Monday to discuss the fate of the oceans. The ISA launched a two-week conference to debate whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that, as of…


Deep-Sea Mining Rejected by Palau, Fiji, and Samoa

The Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji, and Samoa have formed a new alliance to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, citing the industry’s potential hazards to ocean ecology. “We believe it is not worth the risk. We ask all of you to support that deep-sea mining increases the vulnerability of the seabed floor and…