Concluding arguments in a case which could set international precedents for deep seabed mining were heard today, in Wellington, New Zealand.
Continue reading Hearing could Affect Global Spread of Deep Seabed Mining
17 November, 2014
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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
3 June, 2013
Source: Huff Post, TED Weekends
Author: Richard Steiner
It may be understandable that a terrestrial primate such as ourselves would pay little attention to a world so foreign, inaccessible, and inhospitable as the deep sea, but with growing threats to the region, it’s time we do so.
Continue reading Protecting Earth’s Final Frontier — The Deep Sea