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WWF calls for a global moratorium on deep seabed mining to protect ocean biodiversity and climate stability

17 March 2025 - Ahead of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is urging governments to pause deep seabed mining due to its severe risks to marine ...
Mongabay

On first International Day of the Deep Seabed, we seek stewardship and consensus (commentary)

Beneath the waves of the high seas, beyond the national borders of any country, lies the deep seabed. Known in international law as the “Area,” it covers 54% of the global ocean and lies at depths ...
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TMC Welcomes NOAA Rule Modernizing Deep-Seabed Mining Permits for U.S. Companies in the High Seas

Final rule establishes a consolidated application and review process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) Updated ...
Solicitors Journal

The United States’ Reactivation of Deep-Seabed Mining Under DSHMRA and Executive Order 14285

President Trump’s 2025 executive order has reactivated a long-dormant US legal regime for deep seabed mining, raising profound legal, environmental and geopolitical questions for advisers operating ...