Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations

Ocean Discovery League (ODL) has launched the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals, an ambitious international effort to ...
NPR

Understanding the Impact of Deep Sea Mining

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...
EurekAlert!

Only 0.001% of the deep seafloor visually observed in seventy years, revealing gaps and bias in ocean exploration and global biodiversity understanding

(Saunderstown, RI — May 7, 2025) In a groundbreaking study published today in Science Advances, researchers from Ocean Discovery League reveal that only a minuscule fraction of the deep seafloor has ...
Sun Sentinel

Deep-sea mining cannot ignore environmental concerns | Opinion

After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...