TMC’s proposed current pathway via a U.S. International licence implicates non-US partners and those supporting the company in breaching international law. Investors take note: without a clear, agreed legal framework, projects risk delays, disputes, or being stopped altogether. 👉️ bit.ly/4c2zykD

😍 Meet the Bamboo coral with lots of tiny polyps - individual animals dotted along the branches. Deep sea mining risk damaging these creatures & the ecosystems they support. Another reminder why a ban on deep sea mining makes sense. 🔗 Learn more: dsm-campaign.org/the-issue/wh... #DSMC #StopDSM

These flower-like structures belong to a deep sea animal that relies on passing currents to capture tiny food particles drifting by. Drop your guess below 👇 and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn how deep sea mining threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC #StopDSM

Join an expert panel for a webinar unpacking the findings from Red Lines in the Abyss, including a critical review of TMC’s pre-feasibility study and what it signals for the future of the industry. 15 April 16:00–17:00 CET Register here seas-at-risk.org/events/webin... - with Seas at Risk

ISA update: core parts of the mining code remain unresolved - including managing environmental impacts, compliance enforcement & benefit-sharing. More than 40 countries are now calling for a moratorium or precautionary pause. #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM #DSMC

New species alert: scientists have just id'd 24 new species of amphipods “With more than 90% of species in the CCZ still unnamed, each species described is a vital step towards improving our understanding of this fascinating ecosystem.” - Dr. Horton, NOC So much yet to learn. So much to protect.

A new independent analysis of The Metals Company’s pre-feasibility study finds the project would generate no meaningful profit based on its own modelling. 🔗 Learn more & read the report here: dsm-campaign.org/new-report-f... #FinanceFridays #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

💰️ Finance Friday: Ever wondered who’s funding industrial deep sea mining plans around the world? Our updated Deep Sea Mining Company Map helps investors, policymakers, researchers, and advocates see which companies and investors are involved and where. 👉 dsm-campaign.org/deep-sea-min... #StopDSM

29 financial institutions now exclude deep sea mining from their policies - that means no financing, no insurance and no backing for an industry they see as environmentally risky, legally uncertain, and financially exposed. See the full list here: dsm-campaign.org/our-work/fin... #DSMC #STOPDSM

As ISA meetings continue this week, 'Uncle Sol' offers a simple reminder: “We live in one ocean, not a divided ocean.” 💙 The deep sea is connected to the health of the whole ocean and to all of us who depend on it. Read more: insideclimatenews.org/news/1303202... #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans

Deep-sea mining is losing its financial licence to operate. Before the industry has even begun, financial institutions representing €24 trillion in assets have adopted policies restricting or opposing it. 🔗 Read the full report linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #DeepSeaMining #SustainableFinance

Finance Fri: Confidence in the dsm industry is declining. For investors, the combination of scientific uncertainty, contested consent, and unresolved economics translates into long-tail political, regulatory, reputational, and financial risk. Learn more here: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Momentum to protect the deep is growing! Projects that rely on accelerated rulemaking or unilateral approaches face rising political, regulatory, and reputational risk. Deep sea mining is a risky business. 👀 We're looking at you TMC... Learn more: deep-sea-conservation.org/solutions/no... #DSMC

🤯 Our understanding of the deep seafloor is based on a small & biased sample. There is still so much to understand before large-scale industrial activity should be considered in these environments. 🔎 Read the research: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 👉 Join us: dsm-campaign.org #StopDSM #DSMC

💰 Finance Friday: The Metals Company is relying U.S. pathways to reassure investors that it can mine sooner via a U.S. pathway. Read our briefing paper - Shifting Tides which exposes the major holes in this plan dsm-campaign.org/new-briefing... #FinanceFridays #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

A new global oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas is now in effect. Backed by 82 countries, the High Seas Treaty opens the door to creating marine protected areas in international waters for the first time Follow us and join the movement to protect our oceans #DSMC

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😍 Meet the Scaly-foot snail - the only known animal to build metal into its armour. The deep sea is home to countless special species like this, facing growing pressure from mining proposals. 🔗 dsm-campaign.org/the-issue/wh... #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC #StopDSM

🧐 Forged in heat. Armoured for survival. This deep sea beauty lives around hydrothermal vents - where pressure crushes, chemicals swirl, and temperatures spike. Drop your guess in the comments 👇 and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn more about deep sea mining: dsm-campaign.org

Vast amounts of carbon are stored in deep waters and seafloor sediments which help regulate Earth’s climate. At a time of climate instability, deep sea mining puts one of our largest carbon stores at risk. Follow us for more #MindblownMondays #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

⚠️ DSM causes ecological damage. A recent study in Nature found 37% less density and 32% less species diversity of seafloor animals at a deep sea mining (DSM) test site. Read the full study here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Join the call for a moratorium: dsm-campaign.org #DSMC #StopDSM

🤯 The deep ocean is just a few degrees above freezing worldwide. Life here is adapted to cold, stable conditions, not sudden disturbance or industrial discharge. 👉 linktr.ee/nodeepseamin…#StopDSMS#DSMCMC

😍 Meet the bomber worm (Swima fulgida) Those green bioluminescent “bombs”, released to distract predators while the worm escapes. The deep sea is home to countless special species like this, facing growing pressure from mining proposals. Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #DSMC ##StopDSM

🧐 These delicate tentacles and feathery bristles help a deep sea worm feed and move through near-total darkness. But they’re not its only trick.... 💥 Drop your guess in the comments 👇 we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn how deep sea mining threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #DSMC

😍 Meet the Strawberry Squid - those jewel-like dots across its body are photophores, light-producing organs used for camouflage in the deep. The deep sea is home to countless special species like this, facing growing pressure from mining proposals. Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #DSMC

🧐 Some deep sea creatures are so striking they look unreal. This one even has two v different eyes - one large green eye that looks up, and one smaller eye that looks down Drop your guess below & we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. Learn how dsm threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #StopDSM

Pacific leaders are being promised income from deep sea mining amid climate and economic pressure. But the ocean underpins food security, livelihoods, and culture. Many Pacific leaders and scientists are calling for a moratorium. Join the call: dsm-campaign.org 🔗 www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...

🤯 Mindblown Monday: Siphonophores aren’t a single animal, but colonies made up of thousands of tiny, specialised clones working together as one drifting organism. Deep sea mining would disturb the calm, clear water layers they depend on. 👉 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #StopDSM #DSMC

Huge shout out to our friends over at the Civil Society Forum of Tonga. It's been fantastic to see the movement against deep sea mining growing hugely in Tonga. The will of the people is now being taken to the King. www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...

😍 Meet the giant isopod (Bathynomus spp). These beauties act as scavengers, feeding on “marine snow” and larger food falls from above. The deep sea is home to countless special species like this, facing growing pressure from mining proposals. Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #DSMC #StopDSM

🧐 This beautiful 'sea bug' lives in the deep ocean, where pressure is intense and food can be hard to come by. Drop your guess in the comments 👇 and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn how deep sea mining threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #WhatInDeep #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC #StopDSM

Much of the deep ocean floor is made up of extremely fine sediment. Fine particles from dsm would stay suspended for long periods, smothering life, disrupting feeding, and altering ecosystems far from where mining occurs. 👉 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #MindblownMondays #StopDSM #DSMC

😍 Meet the Barreleye Fish (Macropinna microstoma). With upward-facing eyes inside a transparent head, they're adapted to spot prey in the dark depths. The deep sea is home to countless special species like this, facing growing pressure from mining proposals. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin...

🧐 This deep-dwelling fish has upward-facing tubular eyes that can detect the faintest traces of light in the twilight zone. Drop your guess in the comments 👇 and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn how deep sea mining threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC #StopDSM

Many seamounts are coated in cobalt-rich crusts that take millions of years to form. Mining would strip these surfaces away, destroying the ecosystems they support. Join the call for a global moratorium on deep sea mining: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #MindblownMondays #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC

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

🧐 With a light display fit for new years, this beautiful deep sea creature lives in the “midnight zone,” thousands of metres below the surface. Drop a guess in the comments & we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow 👇 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

🤯 Mindblown Monday Deep sea bacteria produce chemical compounds that scientists are only just beginning to study. Some already show promise for new antibiotics and medicines. The deep is full of potential, and it deserves protection. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #StopDSM #DSMC

😍 Meet the woolly siphonophore (Apolemia lanosa): this isn't just one animal, but a colony of genetically identical individuals, working together as one. Fragile life like this is why scientists urge caution on deep sea mining. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #StopDSM #DSMC

🧐 This “long stringy stingy thingy” looks a little like tinsel drifting through the deep sea 🎄 Drop a guess & we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow The deep sea is home to countless special creatures like this, now facing growing pressure from mining proposals. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin...

🤯 Mindblown Monday: some deep sea species grow slowly, mature late, and live for centuries. The life of the deep is built for stable conditions, so scientist warn recovery from disturbance is uncertain. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #MindblownMondays #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM #DSMC

🔈 “TMC’s commercial prospects look increasingly fragile, despite the hype.” That’s the takeaway from a recent financial analysis examining regulatory uncertainty and political risk around deep sea mining. finance.yahoo.com/news/tmcs-co... #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

The deep sea doesn’t celebrate holidays - but it does glow, drift, pulse, and persist, quietly supporting life on our planet. Join the call to protect the deep - linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... Happy holidays from the DSMC team 💙 #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

Meet the black swallower - who can swallow prey more than twice its length and up to ten times its mass. Scarcity and patience have shaped deep-sea life, and much of it remains poorly understood. The life of the deep is special and needs protection. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin...

🧐 This fish lives far below the surface, where meals are rare & you grab it when you can. Drop a guess below & we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow The deep sea is home to countless special creatures like this, now facing growing pressure from mining proposals. 🔗 Learn more: linktr.ee/nodeepseamin...

🤯 Mindblown Monday: Challenger Deep is almost 11 km below the surface - it’s one of the least understood places on Earth, home to special species & fragile ecosystems. The deep ocean is too important, and too poorly understood, to mine. 🔗 Learn more linktr.ee/nodeepseamin... #StopDSM #DSMC

😍 Meet the crystal amphipod (Cystisoma spp.) Deep-sea hunters like this rely on clean, stable midwater conditions. Sediment plumes and disturbance from mining can interfere with visibility, feeding, and the fragile food webs they depend on. 🔗 Learn more: dsm-campaign.org/the-issue #DSMC #StopDSM

🧐 These shrimp-like beauties grow up to 15cm and have huge eyes for spotting the faintest glimmer of prey or predators in the deep. Drop your guess in the comments 👇 and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow. 🔗 Learn how deep sea mining threatens ocean life: dsm-campaign.org #ProtectOurOceans #DSMC

🎉 Norway has paused deep sea mining! This move follows strong scientific evidence, public pressure, and Indigenous Sámi voices calling for ocean protection 💙 People power works! Share this post & help grow the global movement to stop DSM before it ever starts. #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM #DSMC

Black smokers form when chemical-rich water, superheated beneath the seafloor, shoots into the icy ocean. Vibrant ecosystems thrive around black smokers, perfectly adapted to the deep where chemical energy, not sunlight, fuels survival. 🔗 Learn more - lnkd.in/gJCJjB6Z #MindblownMondays