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Fish return to Southern Brazil after trawling ban

Naira Hofmeister 19 Sep 2022
A deep-sea fish.

Europe moves to protect deep-sea sites in Atlantic from bottom fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Sep 2022
A tripod fish

Regulator approves first deep-sea mining test, surprising observers

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Sep 2022
A soft coral garden in west Greenland.

Greenland’s sustainable halibut fishery may threaten newfound corals, sponges

Amandas Ong 6 Sep 2022

Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Aug 2022
Dawn Wright giving a talk at an event.

‘We’ve got to help the oceans to help us’: Q&A with deep-sea explorer Dawn Wright

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Aug 2022

Concerns over transparency and access abound at deep-sea mining negotiations

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jul 2022
Debbie Ngawera-Packer.

‘The sea means everything’: Q&A with deep-sea mining opponent Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jul 2022
A red jellyfish

A year before deep-sea mining could begin, calls for a moratorium build

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Jun 2022
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

Red seas and no fish: Nickel mining takes its toll on Indonesia’s spice islands

Rabul Sawal 16 Feb 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

New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Nov 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

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

Seafloor microbes hoover up methane, keeping global warming in check

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jul 2021
Dominica sperm whales near the surface. Photo Courtesy of The Dominica Sperm Whale Project.

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Jul 2021

Study confirms sightings of endangered blue whale in Philippine waters

Mavic Conde 14 May 2021

On the sea’s surface, a wealth of ocean life gets its start, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Mar 2021

Scientists discover three glow-in-the-dark sharks

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 4 Mar 2021

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley, Douglas McCauley 21 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

Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 20 Jul 2020

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jun 2020

Locals stage latest fight against PNG mine dumping waste into sea

Ian Morse 22 May 2020

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