There's no evidence that deep-sea mining would prevent terrestrial mining. It's likely that both will occur, causing double destruction, rather than one taking the place of the other.

Dr. Diva Amon: So at these negotiations, we've been seeing a handful of countries, as well as mining companies, as well as the ISA Secretary-General, really pushing for the adoption of the mining ...

"The mining code are the rules, regulations and procedures that are going to govern all mining activity if it ever does move forward in the deep sea," said Diva Amon, a marine biologist and ...

An Amperima sea cucumber seen in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area targeted for deep-sea mining in the near future. Credit: Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Manoa. The ocean’s ...

In 2013, a deep-sea mining company named UK Seabed Resources contracted marine biologist Diva Amon and other scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa to survey a section of the seafloor ...

“The nodules sit on the seafloor like cobbles in a street,” said Diva Amon, a marine biologist at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In 2013, a deep sea mining company named UK Seabed Resources contracted marine biologist Diva Amon and other scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa to survey a section of the seafloor ...

Deep-sea mining is a key issue at the UN Oceans Conference in Nice. France 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan is joined by marine biologist Diva Amon, who highlights the fragility and uniqueness of ...

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...

Credit - Tegwen Rajnauth—Courtesy Diva Amon. T he oceans need more care than they ever have before—and few people are taking on that job with more commitment than Diva Amon. A marine biologist ...

"Using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress," says Diva Amon. Meet The Marine Biologist Trying to Prevent Deep-Sea Mining Skip to main content ...

Credit - Tegwen Rajnauth—Courtesy Diva Amon. T he oceans need more care than they ever have before—and few people are taking on that job with more commitment than Diva Amon. A marine biologist at the ...