A glossary of Neptunes and Nautili in Deep-sea Mining
If you were to ask a new stakeholder to name the most frustrating aspect of trying to understand the current state of deep-sea mining,...
Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative gathers ahead of the Deep-sea Biology Symposium to plan for...
The Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative is a collective of mostly marine scientists whose goal is to use science, technology, policy, law and economics to advise...
Deep-sea mining from 2018 to 2024: what can we expect?
At the close of the 24th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority on 26th July 2018, the future of deep-sea mining appeared precarious....
In Summary: Part II of the 24th Session of the ISA.
Last month, ISA delegates met in Jamaica for the 2nd part of the 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority to discuss the ISA’s...
ISA Returns to Kingston
The 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) began Monday morning, March 5th with the opening of the Council. The Council will continue...
The ISA’s Biggest Issue of 2018
As we move into the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) 24th annual meeting (part 1), DSM Observer caught up with some of the seabed mining...
ISA to Meet in Kingston
In March, the ISA will hold the semi-annual meeting of its Legal and Technical Commission (a regularly-scheduled event) immediately after the completion of a...
European Parliament Calls for a Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining
TODD WOODY on OCEANS DEEPLY | 1 February 2018
As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) drafts regulations to govern the mining of the ocean for...
ISA Releases Stakeholder Submissions to Draft Exploitation Regulations
INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 11 January 2018
JAMAICA, Kingston - - The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority has released the submissions from member States...
Views from Africa: An with Interview with Uganda’s Joshua Tuhumwire
With over 30 years of service to the Ugandan Department of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM), including the role of Commissioner from 2001-2010, geologist...
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From the Editor: An update on Solwara I and a call for article pitches.
This was a big month for deep-sea meetings, with workshops on risk management and high seas cable laying, as well as strong representation from...
Polymetallic Nodule and Sulphide Mining to Scale
To better help stakeholders visualize the scale of Polymetallic Nodule and Seafloor Massive Sulphide mining, we created this short info-graphic highlighting the size of...
Without “due regard”, mining may get snagged on submerged cables
Representatives from the International Seabed Authority, the deep-sea mining community, and the International Cable Protection Committee met last week in Bangkok for the Second Workshop...
