Seafloor mining decisions held over for another year
Mining the deep ocean is on hold for the moment after the International Seabed Authority postponed making a decision until its next annual session.
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Mining the deep ocean is on hold for the moment after the International Seabed Authority postponed making a decision until its next annual session.
Seabed mining is a hot-button issue, with talks underway in Kingston this week to negotiate the ground rules for mineral extraction from the ocean’s depths.
Some Pacific Islanders are worried deep-sea mining could go ahead before proper regulations are in place.
With applications set to open for companies to mine the depth of the Pacific ocean, leaders call for a suspension to the controversial practice.
Seabed mining in the Pacific can affect fisheries and the flow-on social equity issues need to be addressed.