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Governments weigh response to US going alone on deep-sea mining
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The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN body regulating the deep ocean floor, held annual three-week talks ending on Friday.
The discussions come as the US – which is not a member country – moved forward in its unilateral deep-sea mining push, and as mining companies applying for American permits fought back a UN inquiry into their behaviour.
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN body regulating the deep ocean floor, held annual three-week talks ending on Friday.
The discussions come as the US – which is not a member country – moved forward in its unilateral deep-sea mining push, and as mining companies applying for American permits fought back a UN inquiry into their behaviour.
Instead, campaigners highlighted a growing call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, which seeks to halt all activity until enough scientific evidence can show that it is not harmful for marine wildlife.