Seabed Resources News Today

The vessel, whose name means ‘dream’ in Chinese, is designed to drill deep below the ocean surface to pierce the Earth’s crust, which scientists say could reveal new life forms and expand frontiers of geoscience research.

Filho, W et al. recently released a journal paper looking at the legal aspects of deep seabed mining (DSM) and the environmental risks it poses. The paper also suggests key issues miners will need to consider to significantly lower the environmental effects of DSM.