Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world's largest seagrass fields and the planet's most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

A U.N. agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth's watery depths to countries and companies that as of Monday were...

How do we go from protecting eight percent of marine areas to 30 percent in less than 10 years? This question is at the heart of a global forum in Canada this weekend aiming to save marine ecosystems under threat from overfishing, pollution and climate change.

Deep sea mining is getting a close look this week as scientists, lawyers and government officials gather in Jamaica to debate the pros and cons of tapping ocean beds for

High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world's deepest oceans, a troubling development for...

'The ocean, climate and coastal communities worldwide need real progress, not promises, when it comes to ocean health,' says World Wildlife Fund director general Marco Lambertini

The U.S. is in jeopardy of being left at the starting gate because it hasn't ratified the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, a requirement to join the...

With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world's ocean floor.

Scientists discovered "dark oxygen" produced by deep-sea polymetallic nodules deep below sea level, redefining our understanding of ocean and early Earth life.

Applications for provisional licenses for deep-sea mining are now being accepted by a U.N. agency. The agency is still debating whether to open the depths of the ocean to mining.

High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world's deepest oceans, a troubling development for scientists who warn that extracting minerals from critical ecosystems that help regulate climate could cause irreparable damage.

A 2024 study is facing skepticism, so the people behind that study are diving back underwater.

Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world's deep seas to mining as companies push for...

The Metals Co. is an early mover in the field for deep-sea exploration for battery metals, but warns of a coming funding crunch

High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world's deepest oceans, a troubling development for scientists who warn that extracting minerals from critical ecosystems that help regulate climate could cause irreparable damage. The issue will be in spotlight this week as dozens of scientists, lawyers and government officials gather in Jamaica to debate deep sea…

The debate over deep-sea mining exposes a contradiction between the country's proud culture of environmental stewardship and its dependence on the extraction of the ocean's riches.

Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.

Several environmental groups have urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where members of the United Nations (UN)...

The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction they say would avert marine threats.

A new study cataloged all the species uncovered by research expeditions in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which has become a potential hotspot for deep-sea mining.