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

At least one company has found a work-around to international opposition to deep-sea mining: The Trump administration.

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"I wrote to PM Modi to condemn the permission granted for offshore mining in Kerala, Gujarat, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands without consulting local stakeholders or conducting environmental ...

Governments most interested in developing deep-sea mining industries in their waters include the Cook Islands, Norway and Japan. The 36-member ISA council met again in Kingston, Jamaica ...

Governments interested in developing deep-sea mining within their territorial waters — typically 200 nautical miles from shore — include the Cook Islands, Norway and Japan. Proponents of ...

Even tiny, sparsely populated islands that export close to nothing. Among the countries and territories listed on sheets of paper that were distributed to reporters in the White House Rose Garden ...

Governments most interested in developing deep-sea mining industries in their waters include the Cook Islands, Norway and Japan. The 36-member ISA council met again in Kingston, Jamaica, earlier this ...

The Top End electorate of Solomon has been held relatively safely by Labor for nine years. But social, economic and political factors could see the seat in play at this year's federal election.

NEW DELHI – A new study has found that deep-sea mining conducted more than 40 years ago in the Pacific Ocean continues to affect marine ecosystems, raising concerns over its lasting ...