A #Mongabay investigation shows U.S. deep-sea mining claims in the Pacific now equal half the area managed by the U.N. International Seabed Authority. These overlapping high-seas claims spark intense legal conflicts and threaten fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Story by @elizabethalberts.bsky.social.
mongabay.ccUS deep-sea mining claims in Pacific’s high seas now rival the area set aside by international regulatorThe International Seabed Authority (ISA), a U.N.-associated body, has long managed activities related to deep-sea mining in international waters. But after the Trump administration issued an…
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