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Cold water corals in the deep sea.

How will climate change impact cold-water corals? Mostly through food loss, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jun 2022

‘A huge mistake’: Concerns rise as deep-sea mining negotiations progress

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Apr 2022
Algal bloom in the Baltic Sea on July 20, 2019.

2021’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Douglas McCauley, Emma Critchley, Molly Morse 28 Dec 2021
The dumbo octopus is a species only found in the deep sea. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration.

Deep-sea mining regulator’s latest meeting on rules only muddies the water

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Dec 2021

If marine noise pollution is bad, deep-sea mining could add to the cacophony

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Nov 2021

Deep seabed mining is risky. If something goes wrong, who will pay for it?

Ian Morse 8 Oct 2021

Experts see no way back for NZ firm blocked from trying to mine the seabed

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Oct 2021

‘Antithetical to science’: When deep-sea research meets mining interests

Elham Shirin 4 Oct 2021
Yellowfin tuna image by Martin Gil Gallo. via the Creative Commons, CC-By-NC.

Are tuna doing as well as latest extinction risk assessments suggest? It’s complicated

Mike Gaworecki 15 Sep 2021

Deep-sea mining gets a resounding rejection from conservation authorities

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Sep 2021

Drive toward green cars shouldn’t rely on mining seabed, conservationists say

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2021

Canadian miner looms large as Nauru expedites key deep-sea mining rules

Ian Morse 27 Jul 2021

Nauru’s intention to mine the seabed prompts alarm among conservationists

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Jul 2021

As Bahamas offshore project falls flat, oil driller island-hops across Caribbean

Malavika Vyawahare 12 Feb 2021

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley, Douglas McCauley 21 Dec 2020

Countries fall short of U.N. pledge to protect 10% of the ocean by 2020

Chris Arsenault 2 Dec 2020

The crypto-creature from the deep: Researchers get rare video of bigfin squid

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Nov 2020

Can the planet support a clean energy transition?

Mike Gaworecki 30 Sep 2020

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining could pollute vast swaths of the ocean, scientists say

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 20 Jul 2020

Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year

Monica Evans 17 Jun 2020

Deep-sea mining: An environmental solution or impending catastrophe?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jun 2020

The ‘blue acceleration’: Study shows humans’ surging incursions into the sea

Grace Dungey 13 Feb 2020

2019’s top 10 ocean news stories (commentary)

Emma Critchley, Douglas McCauley 25 Dec 2019

Exploring the deep sea with biologist Diva Amon

Mike Gaworecki 16 Oct 2019

Cook Islands MPA leader fired after supporting seabed mining freeze

Monica Evans 15 Oct 2019

Will a massive marine protected area safeguard Cook Islands’ ocean?

Monica Evans 19 Sep 2019

Into the abyss with deep sea biologist Diva Amon

Erik Hoffner 9 Sep 2019

Protecting the strange sea pangolin and other animals: Q&A with deep sea biologist Chong Chen

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Aug 2019

Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution

Ashley Stumvoll 18 Jun 2019
Marine life in Papua New Guinea. Image by martinnemo via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

After the loss of a ship, deep sea mining plans for PNG founder

David Hutt 26 Dec 2018
A manta ray in the South China Sea. Photo by Greg Asner/Divephoto.org.

2017’s top 10 ocean news stories

Douglas McCauley, Paul DeSalles 27 Dec 2017

‘Science needs to catch up’: Deep sea mining looms over unstudied ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Aug 2017

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