Earth.com

Unprecedented mission will visually document the deep ocean floor in 10,000 separate locations

Scientists launch a global mission to explore 10,000 deep ocean locations and uncover unseen marine life and ecosystems ...

Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations

Ocean Discovery League (ODL) has launched the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals, an ambitious international effort to ...

Katy Croff Bell is making a visual treasure map of the deep sea

After years of deep-sea sleuthing, National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has created a treasure map. It’s not drawn on ...
NBC Los Angeles

The Metals Company announces a controversial timeline for deep sea mining that worsens the divide in an already bitter battle

The debate over whether companies should be permitted to collect metal nodules off the floor of the deep sea has been grinding slowly for years, with both sides deeply entrenched in their positions.
The Hill

Trump administration speeding deep-sea mining permits in international waters

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled revisions to the regulatory ...