🚨 @themetalsco.bsky.social strategy on #DeepSeaMining? If the rules don't suit you, find someone willing to ignore them. The ocean deserves better. 🌊 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #ProtectTheOcean

The EU keeps calling for a precautionary pause on #DeepSeaMining. But words mean nothing if the minerals still flow into its market. ❗New legal analysis confirms: the EU has the power to restrict deep-sea minerals from its market! 🌊🔒 #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

🚨 Experts suggest the #US framework for regulating #DeepSeaMining is basically being written on the back of a napkin. 🌊📝 If the safeguards are bare-bones before it even starts, imagine the oversight once the machines hit the seabed. 🌍🐙 @mongabay.com @elizabethalberts.bsky.social

The business case for #DeepSeaMining is sinking faster than machine to the abyss 🌊📉 Interesting piece out on @mongabay.com by @more-whit.bsky.social. Maybe don’t bulldoze one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems for speculative profits.🐙 The rush was never inevitable. #KeepItInTheSeabed

The #Arctic is one of the most fragile environments on the planet. Yet a new industry wants to start just here: #DeepSeaMining. Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed

🚨 New @apnews.com piece exposes the risky rush toward #DeepSeaMining. ❗Fast-tracked permits ❗Legal uncertainty ❗Weak business models ❗Threats to ocean ecosystems 🌊 #DefendTheDeep

We're launching #DefendTheDeep Fridays Ahead of World Ocean Day, we're mobilising global pressure for a #DeepSeaMining moratorium. Every Friday, we'll spotlight priority countries and invite supporters to email ministers directly through our advocacy platform.

Without the Habitats Directive, marine mammals, countless species, and #Natura2000 habitats are left defenseless. We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean! Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity

The deep sea sustains life on Earth, and we're on the brink of damaging it forever. This #DeepDay, people from around the world are united to #DefendTheDeep 📽️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKwYoMdHwak

New #DeepSeaMining science just dropped 🌊🔬 🐙 Clear risks of biodiversity loss ⏳ Impacts lasting decades 🌐 Ecosystems/species found nowhere else 🗺️ Most of the deep ocean still unexplored We are still discovering species… and already drafting extraction plans 🤔

“The question was never whether to mine.” A strong analysis of #DeepSeaMining recently out on @oceanographicmag.bsky.social. What stays unresolved is the assumption of inevitability. This is still a policy and governance choice, not a foregone outcome. #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

The European Parliament sent a message on #DeepSeaMining today. 🌊⚖️ A new resolution passed today expects the #EU to take measures if the US were to start with the high-risk activity in defiance with international law. #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

🎥 “Red Lines in the Abyss” unpacks why finance is stepping back from #DeepSeaMining. Watch our webinar now about: 👉 82 financial institutions 👉 €24 trillion in assets 👉 The sector's financial unviability Markets are saying no before the industry even starts. #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

Real resilience isn’t about securing more, but needing less 🔥 As more sectors compete for the same critical minerals, the EU's focus is on securing greater supply. But, what's a better path for the EU? - Reduce demand - use fewer materials - rethink key sectors Read more: bit.ly/3PY7K8l

India offered 13 offshore blocks for #DeepSeaMining. Result? 📉 Zero bids ⏳ Multiple extensions ❌ Auction paused Markets are sending a clearer signal than some policymakers: this industry is not ready, at all! #DefendTheDeep

Honoured to speak at the French Perm Rep in Brussels on why #DeepSeaMining needs a timeout. ⏸️🌊 We barely understand the deep ocean, yet some are ready to industrialise it. That makes no sense. Give science the space to catch up 🔬 Give nature the benefit of the doubt 🐙 #DefendTheDeep

Scientists just discovered 24 new species in one of the least explored parts of the planet - the #DeepSea. Same place some companies want to start #DeepSeaMining.

🎥 Across the Mediterranean small-scale fishers see the value of #MarineProtectedAreas for healthier ecosystems & more resilient fisheries 🐟. But weak enforcement risks undermining them. #CommonFisheriesPolicy needs to be fully implemented✅. 👉 seas-at-risk.org/publications... #RethinkFisheries

🎥 Join our webinar 'Red Lines in the Abyss' (15/04)! 💰 #DeepSeaMining is facing growing financial pushback: 82 institutions (€24tn) have raised concerns or restrictions. What does this mean for the industry’s future? Register🔗 seas-at-risk.org/events/webin... #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

New report out today: the maths of #DeepSeaMining don’t add up. Even the industry’s most hyped projects are now being called economically unviable. Maybe it’s time to stop gambling with the ocean and invest in solutions that actually work. 🌊 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/flagshi...

🌊 #DeepSeaMining or something more? A new investigation finds China’s “research” vessels spend just ~6% of their time in potential mining areas. The other time may be used to gather data useful for tracking #Submarines and #SubSeaCables. 👀 Worrying how the #DeepSea is getting too geopolitical! ❗

New legal analysis out: #EU law may not just allow a Pause on #DeepSeaMining… it could even require one.🌊 Legal experts argue this is the way to apply the #PrecautionaryPrinciple in face of scientific and governance uncertainty. #DefendTheDeep

HIRING: Consultant on Decarbonising Road Transport Beyond Mining-Intensive Pathways! 🚗⚡ For a report on cutting #CriticalRawMaterial demand in EU road transport. Experts in transport/climate policy, mobility systems & resource governance invited to apply by 19/04. seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u...

1/3 The International Seabed Authority Council ends without a Mining Code amid industry compliance concerns. Unresolved issues ranged from environmental safeguards and liability to inspection, compliance, and benefit-sharing.

#ISA talks end with no #DeepSeaMining Code, and the gaps are now impossible to ignore. 🌊 Pushing ahead under these conditions is not responsible governance. It is a clear risk to the ocean.🚨 A #moratorium is the only credible path to fix this before damage is done. 🌍🐙 #DefendTheDeep

Plot twist 🌊😅 A #DeepSeaMining company just formally walked back its own lofty growth claims. 📉Meanwhile the space gets more crowded with bold claims shiny decks and recycled buzzwords. ✨ #DefendTheDeep

A 1.5°C future does NOT mean mining everything in sight 🌍⛏️Turns out, we already have the tools to cut mineral demand: ♻️ recycle more ⚡ use materials more efficiently 🔄 redesign systems to need less Thanks @greenpeace.org for the new report! #CircularEconomy #DemandReduction

Great discussion on whether #DeepSeaMining is needed in the first place. #KeepItInTheSeabed

💥 Out today: #DeepSeaMining, which has not even started, is already struggling to secure finance. As governments meet at the International Seabed Authority, the signal is clear. 🌊 Governments should follow the markets. #DefendTheDeep #Moratorium

💰 #DeepSeaMining is a high-risk gamble. ⚠️ Never proven at commercial scale 📉 Price drops could erase profits 🏦 ~80 financial institutions have raised concerns As the ISA Council starts today, the message is clear. 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

⚖️The global system to regulate #DeepSeaMining isn’t ready. Key rules under the International Seabed Authority are still unresolved - and science can’t yet define “acceptable harm” in the deep sea. ❌That’s why momentum is growing globally for a moratorium. seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u...

🌍 #DeepSeaMining risks more geopolitical tension, rather than boost mineral security. ⚠️ No proven supply chain 🌐 Relies on existing players 📉 Too speculative to reshape supply Real resilience = less demand + more recycling ♻️ 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

The US unilateral #DeepSeaMining plans "risk undermining the legal order at sea" says top EU diplomat today as European ocean experts meet in Brussels. Great to hear this strong EU response! #DefendTheDeep

🌱 Is #DeepSeaMining needed for the #GreenTransition? No - it’s a false solution. 🔋 New batteries reduce demand ♻️ Recycling & reuse are growing 📉 Smarter use could cut demand by 58% Don’t let it distract from real solutions. 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

🌊 Next week, countries meet again to decide the future of the #DeepSea. 👉Yet, many of the #DeepSeaMining claims are myths. That’s why we’re launching a series of material to cut through the hype and bring science, economics & facts back into the debate. 🌍💰 #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

🌊 Another day, another #DeepSeaMining reality check. A New Zealand panel recently said no to mining off Taranaki. The company disagrees… but facts and science remain stubborn things. 🐋🌏💙@greenpeace.org #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #Aotearoa

#EU, don’t let bullies bend your compass! 🌊🛑 Let’s not cave just because someone’s got a loud voice and a bigger wallet. Cited in @euractiv.com urging the EU to stick to the #DeepSeaMining moratorium. #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

Spilled some coffee today when I realised the #ISA leadership now doing a full-on roadshow to sell the #EU a #DeepSeaMining code… 🤿💰 All this without the science and so many unresolved questions. 📉🌊 Being bullied by the US? That’s not EU leadership. 🐙⚖️🌍 #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed

The retreating #Arctic ice sheet is not an invitation to rush in. ❗ Happy to have been invited to the #ArcticFrontiers to talk about why the Arctic needs a pause on #DeepSeaMining. 🌊We cannot afford to open a new frontier for escalation. #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

🌊🕵️‍♂️ The #DeepSea is full of mysteries… and so is the money behind trying to mine it. Hidden deals, secret investors and an ocean on the line. 💰🐙 Now some of that murky world has been exposed by @serdar-vardar.bsky.social. #DeepSeaMining #DefendTheDeep

✨The #DeepSea lives in a "delayed Anthropocene".⏳ Less touched, less altered - a rare exception on a changed planet.🌍 But that window is closing. #DeepSeaMining and marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR could soon rewrite this story. 🛑 🌊 For once, we still have time to choose care over damage.

The #Trump administration is signaling once again that rules, caution and global cooperation don’t matter. Now it's the #DeepSea that is on the line. Time to #KeepItInTheSeabed and #DefendTheDeep!

For the first time ever, we finally have real rules for the ocean’s “Wild West”. It’s legally binding as of last weekend, and the real work is just getting started. Treaty unlocked - now let’s make it count! 💙📜 #HighSeas #BBNJ #BBNJAgreement #OceanTreaty #HighSeasTreaty #BlueLeaders

Time for #Belgium to step up its game in order to become a true #BlueLeader! www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...

🚫⚓ Guam says no thanks to #DeepSeaMining motherships dropping anchor in their waters and ports! They are right! This island isn’t a playground for seabed extractors 🚢❌. Time to show some love for reefs, fishers and future generations! 🐟 #KeepItInTheSeabed #HowDeepIsYourLove #Moratorium

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 hits pause on #DeepSeaMining till 2029 and gets a UN thumbs-up. 👍 🌍✋ Special rapporteurs write in a statement that this is a win for the ocean, human rights and future generations. 💪🐙 Thanks to @astridpuentes.bsky.social et al. #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep #Moratorium

The #DeepSeaMining company #TMC is trying to get both #ISA and US approval for activities in international waters. It's like trying to play football with two referees at once ⚽🌊 Spoiler: the rules won’t bend in your favor. 🌊 Because sorry, the #Seabed isn’t a loophole playground.

📢 New release: A Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries in Europe🌊shaped by fishers, scientists & civil society. We urge Commissioner Costas Kadis to take inspiration & bold action to drive a just transition for #OurOcean💙 #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #Agrifish Read more: tinyurl.com/3sw67mbb

One third of animals are gone after a #DeepSeaMining test. 🐙 I'm commenting the new findings to Swedish newspaper @dagensnyheter.bsky.social today. The results show just how fragile #DeepSea ecosystems are. This is not an acceptable impact, it’s a clear warning sign. #DefendTheDeep