Source: Stuff
Author: Jane Matthews
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is campaigning to get seabed mining banned across Aotearoa.
Continue reading Petition launched to see seabed mining banned in Aotearoa
10 January, 2022
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21 December, 2021
Source: Greenpeace
Author: Ellie Hooper
A new report and interactive map has shone a light on the biodiversity found on Aotearoa’s seamounts, and the risks these ecosystems face, including bottom trawling.
Continue reading New report and interactive map showcase the biodiversity of Aotearoa’s seamounts
29 October, 2021
Source: Scoop
New data shows up to seven tonnes of coral has been brought up to the surface of the ocean by commercial bottom trawl fishers in a single year.
However, this may just be the tip of the iceberg according to new science, which reveals that 7 tonnes coming up would mean that somewhere between 763 and 2,401 tonnes of coral were being destroyed on the seabed.
Continue reading Thousands of tonnes of protected corals damaged by commercial fisheries
21 October, 2021
Source: Reuters
Author: Ben Klayman
SOC Investment Group have advised a Ford and Amazon-backed EV startup, Rivian, to keep the deep sea out of their supply chains.
Continue reading Investment fund urges EV startup to support deep-sea mining moratorium
23 September, 2021
Source: Knack
Author: Sophie Luyten
Writing for Belgium’s Knack, WWF’s Deputy Director, Sophie Luyten warns that we may “…destroy the deep sea before we even know what’s out there”.
Continue reading Blue leadership means protecting the ocean, not destroying it.
23 September, 2021
Source: Deep Sea Mining Campaign and Pacific Blue Line Collective
Pacific civil society warns that prospective deep sea miner, The Metals Company (TMC) may well go down the same path as the failed Nautilus Minerals.
Continue reading Investors take flight from The Metals Company
2 September, 2021
We’re hiring!
The DSCC are currently recruiting for a new Assistant Coordinator (part-time)- a key role in ensuring the smooth running of operations, supporting our work to protect the health of the deep from the key threats it faces.
If you’re interested in joining the team and helping us to defend the deep, take a look at the terms of reference for the position here.
We ask that interested candidates send over a CV in English and a 1-page motivation letter to info@savethehighseas.org by 20th September 2021.
Please do get in touch if you have any questions or would like to discuss the role in more detail.
12 August, 2021
Source: Greenpeace
Author: Ellie Hooper
Greenpeace activists highlighted the critical need to ban bottom trawling on seamounts, confronting Talley’s ship the Amaltal Explorer at sea.
A small team of activists deployed banners from an inflatable boat in the port of Dunedin calling for an end to bottom trawling on seamounts.
Continue reading Greenpeace activists deliver message to Talley’s bottom trawling ship
2 August, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Thousands of ancient sea corals are destroyed each year according to a new environmental report, released today, highlighting what could be lost if we fail to stop bottom trawling on seamount ecosystems.
Continue reading New report highlights deep-sea species at risk from bottom trawling
13 July, 2021
Source: Forbes
Author: Melissa Cristina Márquez
Founder of The Fins United Initiative, Melissa Cristina Márquez, highlights the crucial need to better understand life in the deep and introduces new research projects led by DSCC members, Beneath the Waves, which aim to increase our understanding of deep sea life in the Caribbean.
Read the full article here