Kingston, Jamaica – The final negotiations to stop deep sea mining from starting at the International Seabed Authority in Jamaica, will end today. The disappointing outcome could leave the seabed at the dangerous mercy of a destructive deep sea mining industry, despite recent success of the historic UN Ocean Treaty, and more governments calling for a precautionary pause. Today’s talks mark the last occasion that governments have to agree how to respond to an imminent deep sea mining application before a commercially-imposed ultimatum expires in July.
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