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Canada Declares it will not Support Proposals to Mine the Deep Seabed until Robust Regulations are in Place 

Jul 10, 2023 | Press Release

Ottawa, ON – Today Canada declared that it will not support permits to mine the deep seabed until rigorous and effective regulations are in place to provide “effective protection of the marine environment.”  Meetings began in Jamaica today at the International Seabed...

The Metals Company Loses Second Major Investor as Maersk Divests

May 9, 2023 | Press Release

Bad news mounts for the floundering would-be mining company The Metals Company (TMC) with The Wall Street Journal reporting the divestment of Danish shipping company Maersk. This follows the divestment last December by Norway’s largest private asset...
Canada Misses Opportunity to Join Global Leaders in Calling for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining

Canada Misses Opportunity to Join Global Leaders in Calling for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining

Feb 9, 2023 | Press Release

Minister Wilkinson of Natural Resources and Minister Murray of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard issued a statement today on seabed mining that fails to align Canada with global calls for a moratorium on seabed mining in international waters. Canada’s...
Undercover video and scientist testimonies show deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring

Undercover video and scientist testimonies show deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring

Jan 10, 2023 | Press Release

Source: MiningWatch Canada, Deep Sea Mining Campaign, Greenpeace International Undercover footage of the latest deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean shows the discharge of waste directly into the sea [1]. The tests were carried out between mid-September and...

NZ backs conditional moratorium on seabed mining in international waters

Oct 27, 2022 | Article

Originally posted here. Hon Nanaia Mahuta Minister of Foreign AffairsMinita Take AorerePĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The Government has announced Aotearoa New Zealand will back a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in areas beyond national jurisdiction, until...
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  • Undercover video and scientist testimonies show deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring
  • NZ backs conditional moratorium on seabed mining in international waters

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