Check out the top stories from the deep, taken from coverage between 15-22 May 2023
24 May, 2023
China
24 January, 2022
Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Author: Stuart Heaver
China holds 5 out of the 31 exploration contracts issued by the International Seabed Authority so far—more than any other country.
30 March, 2018
Source: gCaptain
Author: Mike Schuler
Toronto-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. has announced that its newbuild deep sea mining production support vessel has been launched at the Mawei shipyard in China.
Continue reading First Deep Sea Mining Production Vessel Launched in China
15 June, 2014
Source: Yahoo News / Reuters
Authors: Sonali Paul & Gyles Beckford
New Zealand decides this week whether to approve an underwater iron-ore operation that would likely become the world’s first commercial metals mine at the bottom of the sea.
Continue reading New Zealand may kick start race to mine the ocean floor
4 April, 2014
Source: iisd Reporting Services – Linkages
The seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (BBNJ) convened from 1-4 April 2014 at UN Headquarters in New York.
27 December, 2012
Source: Wall Street Journal
Author: Chuin-Wei Yap & Sammer Mohindru
China’s growing hunger for seafood is testing relations with other countries and worrying foreign officials and scientists over the potential damage its massive fleet could do to global fishing stocks.