So deep sea research is really very limited by the resources that have been put towards it thus far. But there has been a lot of exploration that's been happening over the last century.

The main focus area for deep sea mining is currently in what's known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area that spans more than 3,100 miles between Hawaii and Mexico at depths of between 12,000 ...

These are still early days. Current thinking is that the deep sea could supply some of the metals powering modern technological innovations, including those in the green energy transition. However ...

The world’s oceans are on the brink of a major disaster if controversial plans to start deep sea mining in international waters go ahead as early as next year, an expert has warned.

A disagreement between deep-sea miner The Metals Company and researchers over a new scientific study is threatening efforts to mine the ocean bed for metals critical to supporting the green-energy ...

Kingston, JAMAICA – After three weeks of intense negotiations on deep-sea mining at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meetings in Jamaica, no green light was given to deep-sea mining and no ...

Things could go faster in the deep sea. Green Minerals wants to begin taking probes once they receive an exploration license. They hope extraction could start by 2030.

The Norwegian government is pushing forward with plans to open its nearby ocean to deep-sea mining, despite opposition from scientists and environmentalists. On June 20, the government announced ...

Talks to develop rules for deep-sea mining are still underway at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which was established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Nauru ...