First Nations people started trading 'trepang', or sea cucumber, in the 1700s, and now these tiny marine animals may help ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

A recent executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump to unilaterally authorize commercial deep-sea mining has raised concerns among experts, who warn that the move disregards the ...

Discover how the dive watch went from lifesaving tool to cultural icon, including the Omega Seamaster and Rolex Submariner.

This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya ...

The Law of the Sea Treaty, as it is commonly known, established the International Seabed Authority, the U.N. body that governs deep-sea resources, largely through licenses it issues to eligible ...

It’s a model other allies can learn from—and one the U.S. should consider adopting for its own offshore resources. Let’s be clear: deep-sea mining is not a theoretical concept. Our exploration program ...

The deepest offshore oil well was over 35,000 feet by the Deepwater Horizon, and the Maersk Voyager operated in the deepest waters at 12,000 feet.

Most of the seafloor explored during Dive 07 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was covered with these manganese nodules, the subject of the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test nearly ...