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Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining

Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining | Opinion | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific

Deep sea mining is about to get the green light and companies itching to exploit it have a head start on authorities.

The dumbo octopus — The dumbo octopus is a creature threatened by deep-sea mining. Environmentalists argue that seabed mining could obliterate ecosystems that are barely known to science. Image: NOAA Ocean Exploration/Flickr

Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

By Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

4 minute readJuly 4, 2023

When the International Seabed Authority begins accepting applications for deep sea mining operations in the coming weeks, there will remain a lingering question.

How much control will authorities have over operations to ensure environmental protection of marine habitats far from coastlines, or will it turn into a wild high seas free-for-all?

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