Deep sea mining

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Deep sea mining

25-tonne deep sea mining prototype robot stuck on Pacific Ocean seabed during trial

One of the world’s first deep sea mining pilot tests has resulted in a huge machine being stuck on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean.

by James Hanson April 28, 2021

Activism

Deep sea mining industry confronted at sea for first time by Greenpeace

Activists on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior have taken the first ever action at sea against companies preparing to mine the Pacific Ocean’s seabed.

by James Hanson April 6, 2021

Deep sea mining

“Deepen global inequality” – Deep sea mining’s murky corporate practices revealed by Greenpeace investigation

A Greenpeace International investigation, detailed today in a new report Deep Trouble [1], has uncovered the opaque lines of accountability and ownership, and the murky corporate practices behind the nascent…

by James Hanson December 9, 2020

Deep sea mining

Four reasons why the International Seabed Authority shouldn’t be trusted to protect our oceans

The ISA is meant to regulate deep sea mining activities in the international seabed but far from protecting our oceans, they are selling it off to greedy industries that are…

by Louisa Casson July 24, 2019