Deep-Sea Mining Rules Stay Unfinished After ISA Talks
The seabed authority set an October 1 deadline for more proposals but left commercial-mining rules, oversight and a key institutional dispute unresolved.
Ocean Environment
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U.S. Proposes Deep-Sea Mining Leases Near American Samoa
A proposed U.S. lease sale near American Samoa would allow seabed surveys, not commercial mining, as BOEM acknowledges major environmental data gaps.