The #DeepSeabed belongs to everyone. 🌊 With a US mining permit in the works, Europe should call it unlawful, hold the pause, and close the single market to the loot.
Op-ed: www.rapporteur.com/opinion/trum...
#KeepItInTheSeabed @seasatrisk.bsky.social @euractiv.com
Op-ed: www.rapporteur.com/opinion/trum...
#KeepItInTheSeabed @seasatrisk.bsky.social @euractiv.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The #DeepSeabed belongs to everyone. 🌊 With a US mining permit in the works, Europe should call it unlawful, hold the pause, and close the single market to the loot.
Op-ed: www.rapporteur.com/opinion/trum...
#KeepItInTheSeabed @seasatrisk.bsky.social @euractiv.com
Op-ed: www.rapporteur.com/opinion/trum...
#KeepItInTheSeabed @seasatrisk.bsky.social @euractiv.com
❄️ The new #EUArcticPolicy is out, and it takes a clear stand against #DeepSeaMining! 🌊⛏️🚫
Fragile Arctic ecosystems must come before unnecessary risks. 🐋💙
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Fragile Arctic ecosystems must come before unnecessary risks. 🐋💙
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
EU sets out a new Strategy for the Arctic
Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a new Strategy for the Arctic. The Strategy presents a new framework of politi...
ec.europa.eu
October 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
❄️ The new #EUArcticPolicy is out, and it takes a clear stand against #DeepSeaMining! 🌊⛏️🚫
Fragile Arctic ecosystems must come before unnecessary risks. 🐋💙
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Fragile Arctic ecosystems must come before unnecessary risks. 🐋💙
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
🌊 Europe does not need #DeepSeaMining for clean transport.
New research shows that by 2040, battery recycling alone could cut Europe's need for newly mined nickel by up to 50% and cobalt by up to 70%.
With 40 other NGOs, we call on the EU to put resource reduction at the heart of its policies.
New research shows that by 2040, battery recycling alone could cut Europe's need for newly mined nickel by up to 50% and cobalt by up to 70%.
With 40 other NGOs, we call on the EU to put resource reduction at the heart of its policies.
October 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Trump moves ahead with #DeepSeaMining in the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific island states: “Please don’t.” 🌊⛏️
#AmericaFirst apparently means ignoring the people who live next to the ocean whos lives depend on it for their livelihoods. 🤷♂️
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Pacific island states: “Please don’t.” 🌊⛏️
#AmericaFirst apparently means ignoring the people who live next to the ocean whos lives depend on it for their livelihoods. 🤷♂️
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific
US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Trump moves ahead with #DeepSeaMining in the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific island states: “Please don’t.” 🌊⛏️
#AmericaFirst apparently means ignoring the people who live next to the ocean whos lives depend on it for their livelihoods. 🤷♂️
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Pacific island states: “Please don’t.” 🌊⛏️
#AmericaFirst apparently means ignoring the people who live next to the ocean whos lives depend on it for their livelihoods. 🤷♂️
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
The US government has been sued over its plan to auction off American Samoa's seabed to #DeepSeaMining. "We didn't ask Congress" is not a great legal strategy...🌊⚖️
First shot fired but this won't be the last court issue on the #DSM calendar. Grab your popcorn!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
First shot fired but this won't be the last court issue on the #DSM calendar. Grab your popcorn!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Nonprofit sues over US push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
A legal environmental group is suing the U.S. government after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining.
apnews.com
August 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The US government has been sued over its plan to auction off American Samoa's seabed to #DeepSeaMining. "We didn't ask Congress" is not a great legal strategy...🌊⚖️
First shot fired but this won't be the last court issue on the #DSM calendar. Grab your popcorn!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
First shot fired but this won't be the last court issue on the #DSM calendar. Grab your popcorn!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
It’s official! 🇵🇹 Portugal has formally adopted a 25-year legally binding moratorium on #DeepSeaMining ! A landmark decision that legally protects Portuguese waters from irreversible damage! 🪼
Let's keep the momentum going to the next #ISA meetings, in July!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Let's keep the momentum going to the next #ISA meetings, in July!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
March 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s official! 🇵🇹 Portugal has formally adopted a 25-year legally binding moratorium on #DeepSeaMining ! A landmark decision that legally protects Portuguese waters from irreversible damage! 🪼
Let's keep the momentum going to the next #ISA meetings, in July!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Let's keep the momentum going to the next #ISA meetings, in July!
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Historic win for Portugal’s oceans! 🌊🇵🇹 Despite political turbulence, Parliament has approved a 25-year moratorium on deep-sea exploitation in national waters. Now, it's up to the President to seal the deal and protect our marine future! Let’s safeguard the ocean 💙🌏 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
March 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Historic win for Portugal’s oceans! 🌊🇵🇹 Despite political turbulence, Parliament has approved a 25-year moratorium on deep-sea exploitation in national waters. Now, it's up to the President to seal the deal and protect our marine future! Let’s safeguard the ocean 💙🌏 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Vitória histórica para os oceanos de Portugal! 🌊🇵🇹 Apesar da instabilidade política, o Parlamento aprovou a moratória de 25 anos à mineração em mar profundo em águas nacionais. Cabe agora ao Presidente selar o compromisso e proteger o futuro dos nossos mares!💙🌏 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
March 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Vitória histórica para os oceanos de Portugal! 🌊🇵🇹 Apesar da instabilidade política, o Parlamento aprovou a moratória de 25 anos à mineração em mar profundo em águas nacionais. Cabe agora ao Presidente selar o compromisso e proteger o futuro dos nossos mares!💙🌏 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
“#Lofoten can’t be sacrificed for oil,” @TrulsGulowsen @rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
Oil and the battle for Norway’s soul
For a country priding itself on climate action, $60bn wor...
on.ft.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
“#Lofoten can’t be sacrificed for oil,” @TrulsGulowsen @rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
Oil & the battle for Norway's soul
@rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
@rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
Oil and the battle for Norway’s soul
For a country priding itself on climate action, $60bn wor...
on.ft.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Oil & the battle for Norway's soul
@rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
@rmilneNordic <a href="http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://on.ft.com/2tFAeEJ #norway #norge #keepitintheseabed
Breaking news from #Norway: The government takes a step back on its plans to advance #DeepSeaMining in the #Arctic. 🌊 There will be no licensing of contracts in 2025! 🎉 This comes as the budget negotiations finished with its support party. Congratulations! 😍
Latest. Breaking news from national budget negotiations in Norway: the socialist party has gained a moratorium on seabed mineral exploration. Well, at least a self imposed hold for 2024 and 2025 from the Labour + Farmers party government.
Election is autumn 2025.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/vg...
Election is autumn 2025.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/vg...
December 2, 2024 at 10:53 AM
🚨#BreakingNews 🇵🇹 Portugal’s parliament adopts a ban on deep seabed mining till 2050!!! 🎉🎊🍾
#defendthedeep #keepitintheseabed
#firstblueskypost 😅
@seasatrisk.bsky.social
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
#defendthedeep #keepitintheseabed
#firstblueskypost 😅
@seasatrisk.bsky.social
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨#BreakingNews 🇵🇹 Portugal’s parliament adopts a ban on deep seabed mining till 2050!!! 🎉🎊🍾
#defendthedeep #keepitintheseabed
#firstblueskypost 😅
@seasatrisk.bsky.social
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
#defendthedeep #keepitintheseabed
#firstblueskypost 😅
@seasatrisk.bsky.social
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
Strong statement today from bank executives as the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority #ISA is on.
Kudos to @financeforbiodiversity.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Kudos to @financeforbiodiversity.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Turns out that #deep-seamining doesn't just hurt the environment, it's also bad for business.
👉 Read this opinion piece by four prominent bank executives on why deep-sea mining is both environmentally and financially a bad idea: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/news/opinion...
👉 Read this opinion piece by four prominent bank executives on why deep-sea mining is both environmentally and financially a bad idea: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/news/opinion...
July 28, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Strong statement today from bank executives as the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority #ISA is on.
Kudos to @financeforbiodiversity.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Kudos to @financeforbiodiversity.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
🌊 What do the latest #DeepSeaMining talks really tell us?
The International Seabed Authority Council has just concluded another session in Kingston, Jamaica.
This has happened until now.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
The International Seabed Authority Council has just concluded another session in Kingston, Jamaica.
This has happened until now.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
What the ISA Talks Really Tell Us
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has just concluded another session in Kingston. This session of the UN-affiliated body responsible for regulating deep-sea mining in internation...
www.linkedin.com
July 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
🌊 What do the latest #DeepSeaMining talks really tell us?
The International Seabed Authority Council has just concluded another session in Kingston, Jamaica.
This has happened until now.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
The International Seabed Authority Council has just concluded another session in Kingston, Jamaica.
This has happened until now.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
🚨 @themetalsco.bsky.social strategy on #DeepSeaMining? If the rules don't suit you, find someone willing to ignore them.
The ocean deserves better. 🌊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #ProtectTheOcean
The ocean deserves better. 🌊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #ProtectTheOcean
The Vancouver Company Working with Trump to Mine the Deep Sea | The Tyee
As the US snubs international law, experts say Canada has a duty to step in. A Tyee special report.
www.thetyee.ca
July 3, 2026 at 7:18 AM
🚨 @themetalsco.bsky.social strategy on #DeepSeaMining? If the rules don't suit you, find someone willing to ignore them.
The ocean deserves better. 🌊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #ProtectTheOcean
The ocean deserves better. 🌊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #ProtectTheOcean
The EU keeps calling for a precautionary pause on #DeepSeaMining. But words mean nothing if the minerals still flow into its market.
❗New legal analysis confirms: the EU has the power to restrict deep-sea minerals from its market! 🌊🔒
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
❗New legal analysis confirms: the EU has the power to restrict deep-sea minerals from its market! 🌊🔒
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Fresh legal study strengthens case for closing EU market to deep-sea minerals - Seas At Risk
A new legal analysis commissioned by NGOs Seas At Risk and ClientEarth warns that minerals from deep-sea mining could reach the EU market within the coming years unless action is taken. The study find...
seas-at-risk.org
June 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The EU keeps calling for a precautionary pause on #DeepSeaMining. But words mean nothing if the minerals still flow into its market.
❗New legal analysis confirms: the EU has the power to restrict deep-sea minerals from its market! 🌊🔒
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
❗New legal analysis confirms: the EU has the power to restrict deep-sea minerals from its market! 🌊🔒
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
The business case for #DeepSeaMining is sinking faster than machine to the abyss 🌊📉 Interesting piece out on @mongabay.com by @more-whit.bsky.social.
Maybe don’t bulldoze one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems for speculative profits.🐙
The rush was never inevitable. #KeepItInTheSeabed
Maybe don’t bulldoze one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems for speculative profits.🐙
The rush was never inevitable. #KeepItInTheSeabed
As economic case for deep-sea mining weakens, industry should halt urgency to begin operation (commentary)
Why do we need deep-sea mining? Given the potential consequences for the health and biodiversity of the ocean, that seems a vital question to answer before any commercial mining starts. The question i...
news.mongabay.com
May 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The business case for #DeepSeaMining is sinking faster than machine to the abyss 🌊📉 Interesting piece out on @mongabay.com by @more-whit.bsky.social.
Maybe don’t bulldoze one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems for speculative profits.🐙
The rush was never inevitable. #KeepItInTheSeabed
Maybe don’t bulldoze one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems for speculative profits.🐙
The rush was never inevitable. #KeepItInTheSeabed
The #Arctic is one of the most fragile environments on the planet. Yet a new industry wants to start just here: #DeepSeaMining.
Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed
Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed
May 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The #Arctic is one of the most fragile environments on the planet. Yet a new industry wants to start just here: #DeepSeaMining.
Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed
Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed
“The question was never whether to mine.”
A strong analysis of #DeepSeaMining recently out on @oceanographicmag.bsky.social.
What stays unresolved is the assumption of inevitability. This is still a policy and governance choice, not a foregone outcome.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
A strong analysis of #DeepSeaMining recently out on @oceanographicmag.bsky.social.
What stays unresolved is the assumption of inevitability. This is still a policy and governance choice, not a foregone outcome.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
Special feature: The deep sea and the race to mine the abyss
In a special report for Oceanographic, investigative journalist Luke McMillan takes a deep plunge into the murky depths of deep sea mining.
oceanographicmagazine.com
May 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“The question was never whether to mine.”
A strong analysis of #DeepSeaMining recently out on @oceanographicmag.bsky.social.
What stays unresolved is the assumption of inevitability. This is still a policy and governance choice, not a foregone outcome.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
A strong analysis of #DeepSeaMining recently out on @oceanographicmag.bsky.social.
What stays unresolved is the assumption of inevitability. This is still a policy and governance choice, not a foregone outcome.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
The European Parliament sent a message on #DeepSeaMining today. 🌊⚖️
A new resolution passed today expects the #EU to take measures if the US were to start with the high-risk activity in defiance with international law.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
A new resolution passed today expects the #EU to take measures if the US were to start with the high-risk activity in defiance with international law.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
European Parliament backs EU action against unlawful US deep-sea mining plans - Seas At Risk
The European Parliament today adopted, with a strong majority, a resolution on international ocean diplomacy that presses for the European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States to respond to unlawful de...
seas-at-risk.org
April 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The European Parliament sent a message on #DeepSeaMining today. 🌊⚖️
A new resolution passed today expects the #EU to take measures if the US were to start with the high-risk activity in defiance with international law.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
A new resolution passed today expects the #EU to take measures if the US were to start with the high-risk activity in defiance with international law.
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
🎥 “Red Lines in the Abyss” unpacks why finance is stepping back from #DeepSeaMining.
Watch our webinar now about:
👉 82 financial institutions
👉 €24 trillion in assets
👉 The sector's financial unviability
Markets are saying no before the industry even starts.
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Watch our webinar now about:
👉 82 financial institutions
👉 €24 trillion in assets
👉 The sector's financial unviability
Markets are saying no before the industry even starts.
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Webinar: Red Lines in the Abyss - Seas At Risk
As demand for critical minerals accelerates, attention is turning to ever more remote and fragile environments – including the deep sea. But deep-sea mining (DSM) comes with significant environmental,...
seas-at-risk.org
April 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM
🎥 “Red Lines in the Abyss” unpacks why finance is stepping back from #DeepSeaMining.
Watch our webinar now about:
👉 82 financial institutions
👉 €24 trillion in assets
👉 The sector's financial unviability
Markets are saying no before the industry even starts.
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Watch our webinar now about:
👉 82 financial institutions
👉 €24 trillion in assets
👉 The sector's financial unviability
Markets are saying no before the industry even starts.
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
Great discussion on whether #DeepSeaMining is needed in the first place. #KeepItInTheSeabed
#34: Ed Nedelciu and the Growth Paradigm in Deep Sea Mining
YouTube video by Elements of Deep Sea Mining
www.youtube.com
March 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Great discussion on whether #DeepSeaMining is needed in the first place. #KeepItInTheSeabed
🌊 Next week, countries meet again to decide the future of the #DeepSea. 👉Yet, many of the #DeepSeaMining claims are myths.
That’s why we’re launching a series of material to cut through the hype and bring science, economics & facts back into the debate. 🌍💰
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
That’s why we’re launching a series of material to cut through the hype and bring science, economics & facts back into the debate. 🌍💰
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
February 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
🌊 Next week, countries meet again to decide the future of the #DeepSea. 👉Yet, many of the #DeepSeaMining claims are myths.
That’s why we’re launching a series of material to cut through the hype and bring science, economics & facts back into the debate. 🌍💰
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
That’s why we’re launching a series of material to cut through the hype and bring science, economics & facts back into the debate. 🌍💰
#KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
🌊 Another day, another #DeepSeaMining reality check.
A New Zealand panel recently said no to mining off Taranaki. The company disagrees… but facts and science remain stubborn things. 🐋🌏💙@greenpeace.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #Aotearoa
A New Zealand panel recently said no to mining off Taranaki. The company disagrees… but facts and science remain stubborn things. 🐋🌏💙@greenpeace.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #Aotearoa
Trans-Tasman Resources rejects the Fast Track panel's findings - but the evidence against seabed mining is crystal clear - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Trans-Tasman Resources has withdrawn its Fast Track application to mine the seabed off Taranaki. Read the evidence of the experts who submitted for Greenpeace on how seabed mining would impact marine ...
www.greenpeace.org
February 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
🌊 Another day, another #DeepSeaMining reality check.
A New Zealand panel recently said no to mining off Taranaki. The company disagrees… but facts and science remain stubborn things. 🐋🌏💙@greenpeace.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #Aotearoa
A New Zealand panel recently said no to mining off Taranaki. The company disagrees… but facts and science remain stubborn things. 🐋🌏💙@greenpeace.org
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #Aotearoa