The International Seabed Authority is a Kingston, Jamaica-based intergovernmental body of 171 Member States plus the European Union. It was established under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the S
ISA Headquarters
Investigation into manganese nodule mining on the seabed in the Clarion–Clipperton zone
Greenpeace's Esperanza
Satya N. Nandan 2008
Deep sea mining
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Deep sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed of the deep sea. The main ores of commercial interest are polymetallic nodules, which are found at depths of 4–6 km primarily on the abyss
International Seabed Authority
…the Authority has not authorized any commercial mining contracts as it continues to deliberate over regulations amid global calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining. Scientists and environmentalists warn that such mining could wreak havoc on the ocean, a crucial carbon sink and home to rare and diverse species…
Polymetallic nodules on the deep seabed in the CCZ
Example of manganese nodule that can be found on the sea floor
Discoverer Inspiration delivers new containment cap to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 10 July 2010. In the background are the Discoverer Enterprise, GSF Development Driller II, and Helix Producer I