This issue explores:
- Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor
- Deep-sea mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk
- From what-if to what-now: Status of the deep-sea mining regulations and underlying drivers for outstanding issues
Welcome to the July 2024 issue of the OneOcean Science Mailout.
As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is currently in session in Kingston, Jamaica, where States are deciding on the future of deep-sea mining for minerals, we bring you three recent studies focussed on the current status of this industry and groundbreaking new research that suggests that oxygen is produced at the abyssal seafloor through a process associated with polymetallic nodules.
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