Around 500 scientists from 44 countries have signed a letter urging a moratorium on ocean mining, an activity that researchers say could be adversely affect fisheries, in particular deep-sea catches like tuna.
The world's top conservation forum will vote this week on whether to recommend a moratorium on deep sea mining, with scientists warning that ecosystems degraded while dredging the ocean floor 5,000 metres below the waves could take decades or longer to heal...A "yes" vote by IUCN members—some 1,4
The prospective deep sea mining company, DeepGreen Metals, is hoping Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp (SOAC) shareholders will approve the business combination with it, at this Friday’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Trillions of metallic nodules on the sea floor could help stop global heating, but mining them may damage ocean ecology... These metallic morsels could...help humanity save itself from the ravages of global warming, argue mining companies who say their extraction should be rated an
The Cook Islands recently hosted an international workshop on deep seabed (SBM) environmental management and monitoring from 26 to 29 July 2021...Topics discussed during the workshop included the SBM international legal framework and the application of the precautionary approach, the responsibili
On July 29, the two-day Wokisok Shark Calling Festival began at Kono village, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea... it's a seasonal rite where fishers paddle out from shore and summon sharks with noise and motion makers...
Local government officials, traditional leaders, and non-governmental organisations have been invited to a four-day virtual seabed mining workshop next week that aims to focus on environmental management and monitoring aspects of operating in the deep sea.
Nauruans have suffered a legacy of destructive extraction. Like many other small South Pacific nations, Nauru was devastated by colonial powers.
Cook Islands will continue to support the work of the International Seabed Authority in developing global seabed mining regulations, and the country will continue to follow its own process at its own pace.
