Source: NLTimes
Author: Maxime Zech
A ten-day research expedition in the North Sea has uncovered the underwater world in a mission to show people and politicians that there is more to the North Sea than previously thought. During the expedition, researchers were also surprised at several new discoveries, De Stentor reports.
Source: theguardian.com
Author: Matt Fidler
Lush staff across Europe have been wearing body paint to tell the story of deep-sea destruction. It is part of a project by the Bloom Association to symbolise the amazing diversity of deep-sea life by creating deep-sea body painting. Sign the Petition here:
The fundamental problem: deep-sea bottom trawls destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems and this happens in our European waters!
Continue reading Bloom and LUSH Campaign for a Historic EU Ban On Deep-sea Bottom Trawling
This is a crucial year for the protection of the deep sea: the European Commission has proposed a ban on deep-sea bottom trawling, a practice described by scientists as the most destructive in History: huge weighted nets scrape the seabed at up to 1800 meters of depth and devastate in seconds ecosystems that are thousands of years old, while catching vulnerable species, some of which are endangered, in the process.
Continue reading Help us protect the pyramids of… Great Britain!
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Author: Patrick Smellie
Attack is rarely the best form of defence for a company seeking both social and environmental licence to operate.
Source: Global
Author: Steph Draper
As fishing and the harvesting of metals, gas and oil have expanded deeper and deeper into the ocean, scientists are drawing attention to the services provided by the deep sea, the world’s largest environment.
Source: Scientific American
Author: Lucas Laursen
Fishing boats have dragged nets across the seafloor in pursuit of bottom-feeding fish and crustaceans since the Middle Ages. In recent decades, motorized fishing fleets, powered by government subsidies, have taken heavier nets deeper and farther offshore. The annual haul from international waters in 2010 was reported to be worth more than $600 million.
Continue reading Scraping the seafloor for fish harms biodiversity
Source: Deep Sea Mining campaign
NGOs from Australia, Canada and India call for an international moratorium on deep seabed mining in light of the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) issuing of 7 exploration licences for deep seabed mining in international waters.
Continue reading Call for an international moratorium on deep seabed mining
