India hits pause on offshore mining auction restart India does not plan to go ahead with auctioning deep-sea mining rights due to a lack of technological preparedness and expectations of a weak response from pote

India offered 13 offshore blocks for #DeepSeaMining. Result?
📉 Zero bids
⏳ Multiple extensions
❌ Auction paused

Markets are sending a clearer signal than some policymakers: this industry is not ready, at all!

#DefendTheDeep

In the #ClarionClipperton Zone of the Pacific.
#Jamaica is a sponsor of #deepseamining with a space carved out in this particular area of the Pacific. Contract was signed in 2021. Look up #BlueMineralsJamaicaLtd
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What do we really know about deep-sea mining? 🌊 ⛏️
Join the SCB Marine workshop Deep-Sea Mining: Science, Policy, and the Path Forward with leading scientists & policy experts. 21 April 2026 | Register by 15 April: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#DeepSeaMining #SCBMarine

DOSI was at the 31st session of the Council of ISA (Part I) #ISA31
As #DeepSeaMining regulations develop, we brought scientific input on biodiversity, ecosystem impacts & environmental protection.

Read our reflections: buff.ly/MWUjzO6

📸 Image credit: ENB-IISD - Anastasia Rodopoulou

Honoured to speak at the French Perm Rep in Brussels on why #DeepSeaMining needs a timeout. ⏸️🌊

We barely understand the deep ocean, yet some are ready to industrialise it. That makes no sense.

Give science the space to catch up 🔬
Give nature the benefit of the doubt 🐙
#DefendTheDeep

Dozens of deep-sea species discovered as new crustaceans named | Natural History Museum Twenty-four new species of crustaceans have been discovered as part of a project to name 1,000 deep-sea animals by 2030

Scientists just discovered 24 new species in one of the least explored parts of the planet - the #DeepSea.

Same place some companies want to start #DeepSeaMining.

Scientists Discover a New Branch of Life in the Deep Sea - Inside Climate News Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to fast-track deep-sea mining permits there.

"Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to fast-track #DeepSeaMining permits there."

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[6/6] Les fonds marins deviennent un nouveau front géopolitique mondial. La quête de minerais critiques se heurte à la protection des milieux océaniques et révèle une fragmentation croissante du droit de la mer sous l’effet des logiques de puissance. #HGGSP #geography #deepseamining

If you agree the UK government should stop deep sea mining before it starts, add your name. Call on the UK to protect our oceans and stop deep sea mining before it starts.

Tell the UK government to stop deep sea mining before it starts.
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🎥 Join our webinar 'Red Lines in the Abyss' (15/04)!

💰 #DeepSeaMining is facing growing financial pushback: 82 institutions (€24tn) have raised concerns or restrictions. What does this mean for the industry’s future?

Register🔗 seas-at-risk.org/events/webin...

#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining YouTube video by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Watch the House Committee Hearing "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining" Live on YouTube now (Tuesday, March 26 at 10am Eastern) #deepseamining 🌊
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New report out today: the maths of #DeepSeaMining don’t add up. Even the industry’s most hyped projects are now being called economically unviable.

Maybe it’s time to stop gambling with the ocean and invest in solutions that actually work. 🌊

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/flagshi...

How deep-sea mining is growing China’s influence in the Pacific China’s oceanographic fleet — the largest in the world — may serve strategic, military-use purposes.

🌊 #DeepSeaMining or something more?

A new investigation finds China’s “research” vessels spend just ~6% of their time in potential mining areas. The other time may be used to gather data useful for tracking #Submarines and #SubSeaCables. 👀

Worrying how the #DeepSea is getting too geopolitical! ❗

China’s deep-sea mining fleet may also track US submarines A Mongabay and CNN investigation found the eight Chinese state-owned ships that conduct deep-sea mining research in China’s mining areas allocated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) actually ...

#China #deepseamining

China’s deep-sea mining fleet may also track US submarines share.google/JkctaqVKSOco...

Op-Ed: “Do EU Law and the Precautionary Principle Have Anything to Say on Deep-Sea Mining in the Area? A Potential Additional Normative Layer for the EU and its Member States” - EU Law Live Introduction ‘Brussels should move quickly to agree on an international rule book on the extraction of critical minerals in international waters.’ These words, addressed in February 2026 to European d...

New legal analysis out: #EU law may not just allow a Pause on #DeepSeaMining… it could even require one.🌊

Legal experts argue this is the way to apply the #PrecautionaryPrinciple in face of scientific and governance uncertainty.

#DefendTheDeep

Tonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns Exclusive: Pacific island’s new leader Lord Fakafānua discusses ‘exciting’ US partnership as critics fear impacts of seabed exploration

#deepseamining #Tonga #UnitedStates

"The US and Tonga struck a deal in February to cooperate to “advance marine scientific research for the responsible exploration of seabed mineral resources”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

How deep-sea mining is growing China’s influence in the Pacific China’s oceanographic fleet — the largest in the world — may serve strategic, military-use purposes.

#deepseamining #China

'China has positioned itself as a global leader, holding five of the 31 exploration contracts issued by the ISA and serving as its largest financial donor."

How deep-sea mining is growing China’s influence in the Pacific - CNN share.google/V9YkbbF0n5Ar...

Tonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns Exclusive: Pacific island’s new leader Lord Fakafānua discusses ‘exciting’ US partnership as critics fear impacts of seabed exploration

[1/6] Les #Tonga s’inscrivent dans une nouvelle géographie des ressources marines où les grands fonds deviennent un espace stratégique. L’accord avec les #USA porte sur l’exploration scientifique de minerais essentiels aux technologies bas carbone.
#geography #resources #deepseamining #Pacific

Environment Subcommittee Hearing - Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining

The US Congress House Science Committee is holding a hearing on #DeepSeaMining this Thursday. You can watch the livestream from the website. More info here: science.house.gov/2026/3/envir...

Mining the deep ocean Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

"A 2022 global assessment of nickel mines by Mudd and Simon Jowitt, director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, estimates that land-based reserves and resources can meet demand for over 100 years." 🦑

-So we don't need #DeepSeaMining 🪸⛏️
READ: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Mining the deep ocean Policymakers debate if we even need deep ocean mining and if we can do it safely.

Mining the deep ocean #Technology #EmergingTechnologies #Other #DeepSeaMining #OceanExploration #Sustainability

arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/mining-t...

Mining the deep ocean Policymakers debate if we even need deep ocean mining and if we can do it safely.

Mining the deep ocean #Science #EarthSciences #Oceanography #DeepSeaMining #OceanResources #SustainableMining

arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/mining-t...

The seafloor of Clarion-Clipperton Zone is home to many creatures, some of which are shown here: anemone (top left), sea cucumber, Psychropotes longicauda (top right), sea urchin Plesiodiadema sp. (bottom right), and starfish (bottom left). The biology and ecology of these depths remain poorly understood, making it hard to know what the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining would be. CREDIT: ROV TEAM / GEOMAR (CC-BY 4.0)

[8/8] L’enjeu dépasse la seule technique. L’Autorité internationale des fonds marins peine à définir un cadre régulateur, alors que certains projets pourraient démarrer dès 2026. Le #deepseamining pose ainsi un arbitrage global entre transition énergétique et préservation. #HGGSP #geography

Mining the deep ocean Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

[1/8] Natasha Gilbert analyse le développement du deep sea mining. Elle montre que l’exploitation des fonds marins pourrait répondre aux besoins en métaux de la transition énergétique, tout en soulevant des incertitudes majeures sur les écosystèmes abyssaux. #HGGSP #geography #deepseamining

Mining the deep ocean Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost? My latest on #deepseamining in Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

ISA Council ends without a Mining Code amid industry compliance concerns. Read the DSCC press release for details.

#DeepSeaMining threatens underwater cultural heritage. Learn what’s at stake in Charlotte Jarvis’ DSCC article.

ISA COUNCIL ENDS WITHOUT MINING CODE AMID INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE CONCERNS - DSCC Two weeks of International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council negotiations have concluded with no mining approved and no Mining Code adopted. Unresolved issues ranged from environmental safeguards and lia...

#ISA talks end with no #DeepSeaMining Code, and the gaps are now impossible to ignore. 🌊

Pushing ahead under these conditions is not responsible governance. It is a clear risk to the ocean.🚨

A #moratorium is the only credible path to fix this before damage is done. 🌍🐙 #DefendTheDeep

On the last day of #ISA31, Council discussed confidentiality of data and information regarding #deepseamining exploitation plans of work and contracts

Delegates broadly supporting making these publicly available, except where confidentiality is properly justified

➡️ enb.iisd.org/internationa...

#deepseamining

#ISA31 Council members turn their attention to the standards & guidelines that will accompany the #deepseamining regulations, discussing their scope and sequencing of adoption. #OceanGovernance