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

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed the sea spider, the size of a dinner plate, about 2km beneath the icy surface waters of the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of volcanic islands ...

"Seafloor mapping is key in both established and emerging economic opportunities, including rare-mineral seabed mining, optimizing shipping routes, hazard detection, and seabed warfare operations ...

The March 5 news out of Washington that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to cut another 83,000 Veterans Affairs jobs this year hit like a bomb among U.S. veterans. John ...

As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is underway over when and whether to allow mining of ...

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 ...

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The De-mining Project Office (DPO), already established in the islands will exercise quality control over BACTEC’s de-mining activities to ensure that they meet the standards required.

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining ... on lucrative seafloor deposits of cobalt, nickel and copper -- recently inking a cooperation deal with Cook Islands.