Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Anette Broch, the young CEO of the Bergen-based deep-sea mining startup Adepth Minerals, is in the latter camp. She told Mongabay the delay isn’t ideal, but that she’s not overly concerned.

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

At the same time, a CIA cover story for a secret operation to recover a sunken Soviet submarine featured a flashy (and fake) deep-sea mining test funded by billionaire inventor Howard Hughes.

Any country can allow deep-sea mining in its own territorial waters, roughly up to 200 nautical miles from shore, and companies are already lining up to mine U.S. waters.

On April 24, President Trump issued another questionable executive order, this one calling for deep-sea mining in both federal and international waters. The former is within his control; the ...

The problems with deep-sea mining Also this week, Ivory Coast, China and Taiwan, positive reporting, alcohol. ... May 3rd) is a reflection of the failure of Russian naval power in the Ukraine war.

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President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

Deep sea mining may soon begin as The Metals Company pushes to extract battery minerals from the ocean floor—despite environmental concerns and legal hurdles.

Science | April 21, 2025. As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts. In the past, scientists, industry and government have ...