Tag: seabed
Sensitive Swedish internet cables lie unprotected on the seabed
The cable is only slightly thicker than a garden hose. Still, it can accommodate a billion movie streams – at the same time. It lies on the bottom of the…
Treasure hunt like a movie! Robots will extract 533 billion TL treasure from the seabed
The Spanish ship San José, sunk by the British in 1708, was carrying gold, silver and emeralds. The sunken shipwreck’s final resting place on the Caribbean Sea bed was discovered…
European Parliament calls for international moratorium on seabed mining
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday February 7 for a resolution on Norway’s recent decision to authorize mining explorations in the Arctic seabed. The text adopted in Strasbourg calls on…
Norway wants to look for rare metals on the seabed – environmental organizations critical
Cobalt, copper, nickel, zinc and manganese. At the bottom of the world’s oceans, there are large quantities of the minerals that form a central part of the green transition. Around…
Estonian scientists: The damage to Estonia’s hull was caused by hitting the seabed
A study was presented in Tallinn on Thursday, which explained the origins of the damage found four years ago in the wreck of the passenger ferry Estonia, which sank in…
At the bottom of the oceans lie metals coveted by the battery industry – The International Seabed Organization files rules for mining
Deep sea mining raises concerns about environmental harm. The fair distribution of financial benefits also raises discussion. The International Seabed Organization ISA is currently trying to solve the conundrum of…
Ocean Mining: The Battle of the Seabed
Kingston is rarely the epicenter of international negotiations. In this month of July, however, it is in a gray and featureless building in the capital of Jamaica that part of…
Deep seabed mining in question in Kingston
An important sequence for the ocean opens this Monday, July 10 in Jamaica, headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (AIFM). The Council of the UN body must look into the…
See the unique mud volcano on the seabed in Norway
The mud volcano continuously emits a liquid rich in methane which is a very potent greenhouse gas when it reaches the atmosphere. According to UiT Norway’s Arctic University Among other…
the International Seabed Authority under pressure
The UN agency in charge of the regulation of deep seas must decide in the coming weeks on their mining. And the subject is controversial: the ocean floor is home…