Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push

Mongabay
Mar 20, 2026, 3:28 pm123 ptsTrending
Commercial deep-sea mining hasn’t yet begun, but it soon could — with the potential to reshape vast stretches of the ocean as companies move to extract minerals from the seafloor. However, this nascent industry lacks a set of international rules to govern it, and a recent meeting of the regulatory body…

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