“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

Solomon Kahoʻohalahala ... There is no deep-sea mining that doesnʻt disturb the seafloor, or harm its inhabitants. And while many see the Cook Islands’ quest for more revenue as a given ...

Solomon Kahoʻohalahala, a Native Hawaiian activist, speaks out against deep-sea mining during ... disturb the seafloor, or harm its inhabitants. And while many see the Cook Islands’ quest ...

Most Pacific Islands ... The usual mining method is similar to thepotato harveston land, which involves mining a field partitioned into long, narrow strips. A mining support vessel follows the mining ...

(Courtesy: Solomon Kahoʻohalahala) Mining for polymetallic ... that doesnʻt disturb the seafloor, or harm its inhabitants. And while many see the Cook Islands’ quest for more revenue as ...

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Using high-resolution 3D mapping of the seafloor, the researchers mapped the mining imprints with millimetre-resolution and estimated the amount of sediment removed in the mining area and ...

Deep-sea mining research and experiments over the past 40 years have shown how the removal of nodules can put seafloor creatures at risk by disrupting their habitats. However, the process can ...