Nodules for sale: tracking the origin of polymetallic nodules from the CCZ on the...
You can buy a 5-lb bag of polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone on Amazon, right now.
A lost continent rich in cobalt crusts could create a challenging precedent for mineral...
The Rio Grande Rise is an almost completely unstudied,
geologically intriguing, ecologically mysterious, potential lost continent in
the deep south Atlantic. And it also...
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...
All in the same boat: negotiations for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction begin
Harriet Harden-Davies | 15 November 2018
“This is a chance to take a course correction while we still can…if we pull together, we can make...
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...
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What’s next for deep-sea mining in 2019?
1. Outcomes from the LTC. In the next few weeks, the Legal and Technical Committee will release their draft regulations for mining...
Trying to Grasp the Financial Model
The Financial Model, the mechanism by which the ideals built
into the founding principles of the ISA—that mineral resources in the high seas
are...
Is this the end of Nautilus Minerals?
Last month brought grim news for the struggling Nautilus Minerals, once hailed as the world’s first viable deep-sea mining company. While ISA...
