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Researchers say the Norwegian government ignored warnings of potential ecosystem harm. Researchers say the Norwegian government ignored warnings of potential ecosystem harm.

The creatures at the bottom of the ocean are little-studied, but emerging data hint at long-term damage from efforts to harvest metals on the sea floor. The creatures at the bottom of the ocean are little-studied, but emerging data hint at long-term damage from efforts to harvest metals on the sea floor.

Maersk has decided to sell off its stake in a controversial deep-sea mining enterprise, according to The Wall Street Journal. Until recently, Maersk h...

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, amid a marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.

Swiss offshore contracting giant Allseas has begun a controversial deep-sea mining test for Canadian firm The Metals Company, a startup in which Allse...

Deep-sea mining companies are hoping that international rules will soon allow for a “modern-day gold rush.” This one would take place more than two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

[This article is the second part of a two-part series on the legal history of deep-sea mining. The f...

[This article is the second part of a two-part series on the legal history of deep-sea mining. The f...

India’s leading producer of graphite materials for lithium-ion battery anodes with ambitions to enter cathode material production, Epsilon Carbon intends to deliver a pre-feasibility report for... | March 17, 2022

The United States has a sovereign and inherent right to mine the deep seabed. This right is not dependent on membership in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.