Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

Bates/Grist) The United Nations body in charge of overseeing mineral extraction from the international seafloor, known as the ...

TMC also said it has requested a pre-application consultation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing number ...

A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said ...

The seabed in international waters is governed by the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an independent body established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The ISA's Council, which for ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

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