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Humans have exploited nearly every inch of land on the planet to mine metals used for green energy. The last frontier? The deep sea: 5 Things podcast

The Metals Company announced it will submit an application for mining the deep sea in international waters in 2024, but debate over regulations are ongoing.

A look at carbon capture innovation, marine heatwaves, and deep-sea mining.

Tatiana Schlossberg on Pablo Neruda's “Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market”, and why we should not mine the bottom of the ocean.

Companies can now legally apply for deep-sea mining permits, despite a lack of environmental protections.

This month, a small group of diplomats is meeting to hash out a plan that could affect the future of nearly half of Earth’s surface—including regions containing metals that are vital for the energy transition, like nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.

This month, high-stakes international negotiations in Kingston, Jamaica, hosted by the International Seabed Authority could determine the future of deep sea mining and whether a Canadian-registered company can successfully pursue a permit this year to mine commercially. 

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.

Seafood organisations are calling for a pause on deep-sea mining after a new study claims the two industries could be in conflict as tuna migrates East due to climate change.

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand