Deep-sea mining: Research on risks and ecological consequences
by DiveSSI - 3rd October 2018
“Mining Impact: Phase 2 of the project started in BrusselsThere are still no mining licenses for the deep-sea outside national…
New IUCN report on deep-sea mining
by DiveSSI - 23rd July 2018
Previous regulations for the protection of the deep sea are inadequateThe new deep-sea mining regulations which are under development at…
First time live deep-sea frogfish filmed
by DiveSSI - 26th March 2018
Video shows swimming behaviour of a self-luminous fanfin monkfishFor the first time ever a deep-sea frogfish of the family Caulophrynidae…
Deep-sea octopus: Dumbo filmed hatching
by DiveSSI - 23rd February 2018
Scientists examine a newly hatched dumbo octopusWith their big fins Dumbo octopods (Grimpoteuthis) remind of the giant ears of Disney's…
Deep inside the Gem
by DiveSSI - 14th September 2017
Diving the Slovak Opal Mines The precious opal was discovered in the middle Ages and its name comes from the…
Scientists discover new facts about colored organic matter in deep ocean
by DiveSSI - 26th May 2017
Picocyanobacteria found to be major cause of it About half of atmospheric carbon dioxide is fixed by ocean's phytoplankton, mainly…
Ecological consequences of deep-sea mining highlighted at ISA Session
by DiveSSI - 29th July 2016
Scientists call for more protection and monitoring neededIn July 2016, at the 22nd Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)…
Controversy in Catalonia due to the lucrative coral fishing
by DiveSSI - 22nd June 2018
The flow of moneyOften there are pure economic arguments that prevent rational decisions followed by consequences which are no longer…
The Ocean Conference 2017
by DiveSSI - 8th June 2017
Delegates to discuss solutions for marine waste, overfishing and habitat destruction In New York, The Ocean Conference, an inaugural UN…
