Check out the top stories from the deep, taken from coverage between 6 – 13 February 2023
15 February, 2023
moratorium
16 June, 2022
2022 United Nations Ocean Conference Side event
Monday 27 June, 17:30-18:45 PM, Side Event Room 1 – Altice Arena
The Government of Palau will be officially launching the Alliance of Countries Calling for a Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal at an official side event, co-hosted by the Government of Palau, the DSCC and WWF.
Continue reading Launching the Alliance of Countries for a Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium
1 June, 2022
Source: Volkswagen Newsroom
The Volkswagen Group is striving to lead the automotive industry from the front in the field of responsible raw material sourcing. In 2021, Volkswagen Group joined the pledge for a moratorium on deep sea mining, which poses potentially severe environmental risks.
Continue reading Volkswagen publishes Responsible Raw Materials Report 2021
11 February, 2022
Source: Reuters
Author: Helen Reid
As world leaders gather at the France One Ocean Summit, Renault becomes the first French carmaker to join the call for a moratorium.
Continue reading France’s Renault says it backs moratorium on deep-sea mining
1 February, 2022
Source: Fishermen’s News
Six Canadian entities have relaunched a parliamentary petition calling on the federal government to help establish an international moratorium on deep seabed mining.
Continue reading Canadian petition for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
12 April, 2018
Source: BLOOM
A new study published today in Frontiers in Marine Science used the data gathered by the Sea Around Us project in a unique effort to reconstruct the fish catch at global scale, to reveal that in the past 60+ years, the practice of towing giant fishing nets along the sea floor has caused the extraction of 25 million tonnes of fish that live 400 metres or more below sea level, leading to the collapse of many fish populations in a “boom and bust” pattern of exploitation.
Continue reading New Study reveals massive under-reporting of deep-sea fish catch
12 April, 2018
Source: PhysOrg
Author: Sea Around Us
A new study using the Sea Around Us‘ reconstructed catch data reveals that in the past 60+ years, the practice of towing giant fishing nets along the sea floor has caused the extraction of 25 million tonnes of fish that live 400 metres or more below sea level leading to the collapse of many of those fish populations.
Continue reading Bottom trawling causes deep-sea fish populations collapse