![A field of manganese nodules](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-07/manganese_nodules.jpg?itok=OQFC-bwg)
A field of manganese nodules (photo by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana)
Appears in:
27th Session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA-27)
As environmental concerns continue to grow, the prospect of extracting mineral resources from the deep seabed has generated quite a debate, which permeated the work of the Assembly.