A brisingid starfish on rock surface with botryoidal manganese nodules (photo by NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 3)
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1st Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
Debates between deep-sea mining (for minerals to assist the energy transition) and guarding the Ocean's little understood ecosystems will take center stage as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Jamaica.