#PrecautionaryPause
#DeepSeaMining companies: “The ocean will recover!” 🌊✨

Science: “Cool, we checked but the #DeepSeabed would not like it.” 🫠

Massive species decline, barely any recovery. #StopDeepSeaMining #PrecautionaryPause #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
'Significant declines' in some species after deep-sea mining: research
Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday.
www.france24.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Sensationelle Forschung zeigt Sauerstoffbildung durch Tiefseemineralien.

Es wird immer deutlicher wie wenig wir über den tiefen Ozean erst wissen. 🇩🇪 und immer mehr andere setzen sich daher für eine #PrecautionaryPause im Tiefseebergbau ein.

bbc.com/news/article...
Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries'
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
bbc.com
July 25, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Excellent event on #DeepSeaMining at the #OurOceanConference in Mombasa, 🇰🇪 organized by @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

As the first state in Africa Malawi announced its call for a #precautionarypause, joining 40 other like-minded States from the Pacific, Americas and Europe 💪🌊
@umweltministerium.de
June 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
At the ISA Assembly in Kingston 🇯🇲 this week for negotiations on deep seabed mining.

In light of glaring knowledge gaps about deep ocean ecosystems we call for a PrecautionaryPause and push firmly for robust regulation that ensures the prevention of harm to marine life. @bmuv.de
July 30, 2024 at 12:16 AM
🌊 A joint letter signed by 16 NGOs urges Belgium to step up as a "blue leader" by supporting a #PrecautionaryPause on #DeepSeaMining. 🌍💙 If Belgium wants to protect our blue planet, it must follow the lead of 32 countries, and counting, by prioritising #OceanHealth over unsafe exploitation. 🐠🤝
België moet steun uitspreken voor voorzorgspauze op diepzeemijnbouw - Greenpeace België
2025 is een belangrijk jaar voor de oceaan. In juni komen de Verengide Naties samen om oceaanbescherming te bespreken en een maand later, in juli, is er een belangrijke vergadering over diepzeemijnbou...
www.greenpeace.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM