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  • PARTNERSHIPS

    31 Mar 2026

    China Owns the Land. Can the Allies Own the Deep?
  • REGULATORY

    26 Mar 2026

    Seabed Scramble Leaves Global Rulebook Floundering
  • INVESTMENT

    23 Mar 2026

    Ocean Floor Riches: A $16B Race for Battery Metals
  • PARTNERSHIPS

    17 Mar 2026

    Chasing Cobalt: The New US-Tonga Seabed Pact

NOAA Rewrites the Rules on Deep-Sea Mining

International Seabed Authority emblem with member state flags

REGULATORY

12 Mar 2026

The US has overhauled its deep-sea mining rules, streamlining permits for seabed minerals as global regulations lag behind

Deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu docked at port for seabed exploration

PARTNERSHIPS

31 Mar 2026

China Owns the Land. Can the Allies Own the Deep?

The US and Japan are partnering to mine rare-earth-rich Pacific seabed deposits, aiming to cut dependence on China

International Seabed Authority logo displayed on stone wall

REGULATORY

26 Mar 2026

Seabed Scramble Leaves Global Rulebook Floundering

The ISA's March 2026 Council session closed without finalizing global deep-sea mining rules, as key disputes and US pressure mount

Offshore oil rig with service vessel operating in open oceanc

INVESTMENT

23 Mar 2026

Ocean Floor Riches: A $16B Race for Battery Metals

Surging battery demand and US policy shifts are accelerating deep sea mining investment, with the market set to triple by 2033

Two-masted sailing vessel at sea during sunset over open ocean

PARTNERSHIPS

17 Mar 2026

Chasing Cobalt: The New US-Tonga Seabed Pact

The US and Tonga have agreed to collaborate on marine scientific research to support responsible seabed mineral exploration in the Pacific

International Seabed Authority emblem with member state flags

REGULATORY

12 Mar 2026

NOAA Rewrites the Rules on Deep-Sea Mining

The US has overhauled its deep-sea mining rules, streamlining permits for seabed minerals as global regulations lag behind

Yellow Eureka II module labeled Impossible Metals

INNOVATION

6 Mar 2026

The Robot That Hovers Before It Harvests

Impossible Metals readies its hovering Eureka III robot for a real-ocean test in the Pacific and a reckoning for deep-sea mining

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