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fish-es.bsky.social
Deep-sea mining isn’t just extraction—it’s permanent change.
Habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, and toxic sediment plumes put the deep ocean at risk. Learn more here! www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#DeepSea #OceanHealth #Biodiversity #ProtectTheDeep #NoDeepSeaMining
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
solhog.bsky.social
#DefendTheDeep
#ProtectTheDeep
#StandUpForScience
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
oceanhoptimism.org
A new CMS report just dropped—prepared by @drandrewthaler.bsky.social—and it’s a wake-up call for the ocean. Deep-sea mining is advancing fast, but the science on its risks is nowhere near ready. Here’s what the report says, why it matters, and what’s at stake. 🧵
#OceanHoptimism #ProtectTheDeep
drandrewthaler.bsky.social Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · Nov 18
It's live! Impacts of Deep-sea Mining on Migratory Species: Review and Knowledge Gaps.

In English, French, and Spanish. Annex I is the actual report.

www.cms.int/document/dee...
25.2.3 Deep-Sea Mining | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
www.cms.int
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
usoceanprotection.bsky.social
The Moana is not empty space—it is home. 🌊 Today, we stand in solidarity to defend the ocean that sustains our life, culture, and Pacific genealogy. Seabed mining is a threat to our collective future. Join us in protecting the Moana. #StandWithTheMoana #ProtectTheDeep
July 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
prizscisurf.bsky.social
It's World Ocean Day. Protect it, don't plunder it. #Protectthedeep #WorldOceanDay 🌊🐟🐠🐙🐬🐳 #FriendsoftheOcean
a large wave is breaking in the ocean and looks like a shark
Alt: a large wave is breaking in the ocean and looks like a shark
media.tenor.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
solhog.bsky.social
#DefendTheDeep
#ProtectTheDeep
#StandUpForScience
… That’s it! 🌊🌍
December 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
simongranberg.bsky.social
We’ve mapped the surface of the moon better than the #DeepSea - yet some still want to mine it before meeting the neighbors (sharks, rays, ghost sharks!). Maybe curiosity, not greed, should guide our next dive. 🌊✨ #ProtectTheDeep #NoDeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed
Sharks, rays, chimaeras further threatened by deep-sea mining | University of Hawaiʻi System News
The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur.
www.hawaii.edu
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
simongranberg.bsky.social
🌊 Big moment for our ocean: The #EU Member States collectively have called for a #Moratorium on #DeepSea mining, via Council President António Costa at #UNOC2025.

This is historic. Now it’s up to All governments to back it ahead of the #ISA in July.

#StopDSM #ProtectTheDeep #UNOC3
Civil society applauds the President of the Council of the EU António Costa’s call for a deep-sea mining moratorium - Seas At Risk
At the UN Ocean Conference, the President of the Council of the EU António Costa, representing all EU Member States, called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining for the first time. The Environmental Ju...
seas-at-risk.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
dsmcampaign.bsky.social
Meet the Fireworks Jellyfish with bioluminescent organs arranged in precise radial lines, glowing far below the reach of sunlight.
Species like this live in ecosystems we’re only beginning to understand, now under growing pressure from mining.
🔗 linktr.ee/nodeepseamin...

#ProtectTheDeep #StopDSM
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
donabertarelli.bsky.social
New research shows how deep-sea mining particles could affect the nutrients plankton need to survive. Another reminder of how connected our ocean truly is.

Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#OceanConservation #Protectthedeep #Plankton
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications
Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
simongranberg.bsky.social
Norway hits pause ⏸️ on #DeepSeaMining, Greenland considers a ban 🚫🌊

Turns out mining deep ocean isn’t "inevitable" after all. Funny that.

The tide is turning 🌍💙
#ProtectTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #PrecautionaryPrinciple
Norway pauses deep-sea mining; Greenland considering ban
Norway’s newly elected government has made a deal to postpone deep-sea mining in the near term.
www.seafoodsource.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social
Meet Oceans Unmined 🌊

www.oceansunmined.org

An initiative dedicated to protecting the ocean’s last true wilderness through creativity, community, and education.

#OceansUnmined #SciArt #ArtSeaMatchmaking #OceanEducation #ProtectTheDeep
🔬 Scientist: Gaya
 Marine biologist and IMBRSea graduate, researching the impacts of deep-seabed mining on meiofaunal communities in the Pacific. With 100+ days at sea across the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, he combines field experience, peer-reviewed research, and global science communication on deep-ocean biodiversity and mining risks. 🎨 Artist: Delphine
 Creating a series of oil paintings inspired by life in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, alongside custom coloring plates featuring deep-sea creatures. Printed on art paper for children to explore and paint, these works invite young minds to discover deep-sea ecosystems through imagination and scientific insight, fostering connection, awareness, and stewardship for one of Earth’s least understood environments. 🤝 Together, Oceans Unmined brings art and science into the classroom, empowering the next generation to understand and care for the deep ocean. Detail of an oilpainting of a Hyalonema. Hyalonema species are deep-sea sponges famous for their long, twisted silica spicules that form a flexible “glass rope.” Found at depths of 200–2,000 m, they anchor themselves into soft sediments while their upper body filters microscopic particles from the water. Their intricate glassy skeletons are among the most beautiful natural structures found in the deep ocean. On the long stalk live tiny polyps.
February 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
oneearthofficial.bsky.social
In a win for ocean conservation, Norway has halted plans for deep-sea mining in the Arctic, putting extraction on hold until at least 2029.

🌊 Read more: deep-sea-conservation.org/norway-aband...

#UpliftingNews #ProtectTheDeep #OceanConservation
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oceanhoptimism.org
TL;DR (but you should read):
Deep-sea mining is racing ahead while science lags. Overlapping species + high uncertainty = high risk. The report calls for real caution, better data, and strong protections before any mining moves forward.
#OceanHoptimism #ProtectTheDeep
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
imagine-pacific.bsky.social
www.imagine-pacific.com/2025/05/imsp...

🌊 IMSPARK: An Ocean Where Memory Is Protected 🌊

Labels: #CulturalPreservation, #DeepSeaMining, #GrassRoots, #IMSPARK, #LegacyPlanning, #OceanSovereignty, #PacificHeritage, #ProtectTheDeep, #SacredSeascapes
🌊 IMSPARK: An Ocean Where Memory Is Protected 🌊
Social justice, Digital Equity, Poverty, Accessible Technology, Marginalized communities, Pacific, COFA, Veterans, Low-Income, Affordable housing
www.imagine-pacific.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
oceanhoptimism.org
Key finding #1: Nearly half of all CMS-listed migratory species overlap proposed mining zones.
Whales, dolphins, turtles, sharks, rays, eels, seabirds: many cross directly through areas that could see extraction.
#ProtectTheDeep #MigratorySpecies
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
solhog.bsky.social
#DefendTheDeep
#ProtectTheDeep
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
lightgreen.bsky.social
carnivorous sponge / kjøttetende svamp i #dyphavet

#Chondrocladia / Photo by NOAA oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/d...
#ProtectTheDeep
a white sponge, seems like transparent bubbles on a stick
October 6, 2023 at 1:54 PM