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Deep Sea Conservation Coalition @deepseaconserve.bsky.social · Apr 25

The U.S. executive order on #DeepSeaMining aims to fast-track the destructive industry, sidestepping global safeguards and threatening ocean health and multilateral cooperation.

A global moratorium is more urgent than ever!

Our reaction 🔗 deep-sea-conservation.org/deep-sea-con...

#DefendTheDeep

DSCC responds to Trump administration's push for fast-tracked deep-sea mining

DSCC responds to Trump administration's push for fast-tracked deep-sea mining: the order will undermine multilateral cooperation and international law.

deep-sea-conservation.org

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 31

The Metals Company's proposal to start seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean by 2027 has faced opposition from countries that are rarely aligned on these issues, such as China, Russia, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, Argentina, Uganda, Mauritius, and Fiji.

Trump-Era Pivot on Seabed Mining Draws Global Rebuke (Gift Article)

Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027.

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Like anyone actually believed it was ever about the climate crisis, partnering with developing countries, and the benefit of humankind 🙄

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Today has really been something at the ISA! 39 States plus the Africa Group united in support for UNCLOS and condemning this move to undermine multilateralism. 🤯🤯 #deepsea #defendthedeep

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Mar 28

"A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea creatures." Good use of the word riotous. #deepsea #marinelife www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea creatures—including a “mystery mollusk,” a bioluminescent jellyfish and a “s...

www.scientificamerican.com

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Mar 28

A tale of how a mining company wants to rush along mining the deep because of <check notes> money.

There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company wants to push forward anyway

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...

www.npr.org

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Mar 18

🌳➡️🌊 Deep-sea wood falls aren’t just debris—they’re entire ecosystems! Endemic species, weird food webs, and nutrient cycling all depend on them. But natural observations are rare. What’s hiding in the abyss? Our new paper dives in. #DeepSea #MarineBiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The Hidden Forests Below: A Review of the Ecology and Evolution of Wood Falls on the Deep Seafloor

Wood falls—parcels of wood that sink to the deep-sea floor—represent unique and dynamic ecosystems that support a highly diverse and evolutionarily distinct assemblage of faunal communities. The faun...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Erik Simon Lledó @bokamero.bsky.social · Jan 15

Do abyssal species that grow on polymetallic nodules have more restricted dispersal than fauna not depending on this resource? Contrasting distance-decay patterns in community similarity across the NE Pacific basin suggest they do! See our new study doi.org/10.1111/geb.... on time for #17DSBS!

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

Scientists recorded a mysterious sound in the Mariana Trench 10 years ago, a low grunt followed by a squeaky echo, and called it the "biotwang." Now they've figured out which whale makes the sound, which you can hear here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/myst... 🧪

Mystery of Deep-Ocean ‘Biotwang’ Sound Has Finally Been Solved

A strange sound dubbed “biotwang” was first heard bouncing around the Mariana Trench 10 years ago, and scientists have finally figured out where it comes from

www.scientificamerican.com

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Sep 13

Not that I have seen

Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Sep 12

ICYMI

Apple has joined businesses calling for a moratorium on #deepseamining 🎉🥳🍾

www.stopdeepseabedmining.org/endorsers/

Endorsers

www.stopdeepseabedmining.org

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Sep 11

Didn’t even attempt.

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Sep 11

100%. It’s infuriating.

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Dr Nick Higgs 🇧🇸🇬🇧 @nickdhiggs.bsky.social · Jul 18

Poster advertising a job for Research Faculty at the Cap Eleuthera Institute. Header says “We’re hiring”

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Aug 16

By a landslide!

a little girl in a pink dress is standing in front of a drum set and says loser

ALT: a little girl in a pink dress is standing in front of a drum set and says loser

media.tenor.com

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Aug 2

This has the potential to be a SEISMIC shift at the International Seabed Authority. A win for science, the environment, women, and Latin America. A day to celebrate and remember! #deepseamining

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Aug 2

Carvahlo will be the first woman, first person from Latin America, and first oceanographer to lead the International Seabed Authority. She will oversee the final negotiations of the deep-sea mining code.

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Aug 2

Leticia Carvahlo has been elected Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority!

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Sebastian Unger @oceanunger.bsky.social · Aug 2

Exciting news: The International Seabed Authority has elected a new Secretary-General. Congratulations dear Leticia Carvalho, congratulations 🇧🇷
#ISA29 #oceanoptimism

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · Aug 2

Carvalho, currently an official at the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, becomes the first woman and the first scientist to lead the ISA. She won in a landslide, taking 70% of the vote.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · Aug 2

Breaking: Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine the deep sea for EV battery metals. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A Fraught Election Just Reshaped the Next Steps for Deep Sea Mining

A Brazilian oceanographer was named secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority, which is tasked with completing regulations around mining the seabed for minerals used in EV batteries.

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Aug 2

Carvahlo will be the first woman, first person from Latin America, and first oceanographer to lead the International Seabed Authority. She will oversee the final negotiations of the deep-sea mining code.

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Aug 2

Leticia Carvahlo has been elected Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority!

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Aug 2

The International Seabed Authority is about to begin voting on the Secretary General.

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Jul 31

And we are now at 32 States calling for a pause, moratorium or ban on deep-sea mining at the International Seabed Authority.

Well done Austria!

We do not know enough about the deep ocean to ensure the effective protection of the marine environment!

Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Jul 31

ICYMI: yesterday at the International Seabed Authority, four more countries called for a pause or moratorium on deep-sea mining - Guatemala, Tuvalu, Honduras and Malta. That brings the total now to 31!

#deepseamining #ocean #conservation @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Jul 31

And another! Austria is 32!

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Jul 31

Updating the Venn Diagram.

A venn diagram outline the 28 member states who support a deep sea mining moratorium: Austria, Guatemala, Honduras, Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Switzerland, Ecuador, Finland, Ireland, Greece, Malta, Ireland, Monaco, Panama, Portugal, Sweden, Vanuatu, Samoa, Palau, Denmark, Fiji, Chile, Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil.

Who sponsor mining contractors: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, Belgium, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, China, Jamaica, Russia, India, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, Nauru.

And who currently serve on the Council: China, Jamaica, Russia, India, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, Nauru, Italy, Lesotho, Uganda, Argentina, Indonesia, Cameroon, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sierra Leone
Trinidad and Tobago, Czech Republic, Australia, Mauritius, Morocco, Norway, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · Jul 31

Austria just became the 32nd member state of the 170-member International Seabed Authority to call for a precautionary pause or moratorium on deep sea mining until its environmental impacts on biodiverse ocean ecosystems can be better understood. #ISA29

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Dr Diva Amon @divaamon.bsky.social · Jul 31

ICYMI: yesterday at the International Seabed Authority, four more countries called for a pause or moratorium on deep-sea mining - Guatemala, Tuvalu, Honduras and Malta. That brings the total now to 31!

#deepseamining #ocean #conservation @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

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Kevin Connor @kevintconnor.bsky.social · Jul 22

Another reason to not mine the seabed: Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean t.co/DgptLhxRDJ 🧪🦑

Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries'

The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.

t.co

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CNN @cnn.com · Jul 22

New research challenges a long-held assumption about oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.