News Headline
Deep-sea mining could begin next year. Here’s why ocean experts are calling for a moratorium.
Source
Grist
Publication Date
2022-03-07
A troupe of environmental activists descended on Rotterdam, Netherlands, last month for an evocative demonstration. Dressed as jellyfish, sea anemones, and “fisher folk,” protestors from the advocacy group Ocean Rebellion sang songs and projected messages onto the hull of a 750-foot-long drilling ship, urging policymakers to protect the seafloor from mining companies.