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"Cook Islands hopes for deep-sea mining boom"  — SciDev — March 28, 2014

The Cook Islands expects a mining boom if government plans are approved by the international body that governs deep-sea mining. But one NGO has warned about the potential consequences.

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Deep Seabed Mining
"Scientists call for tougher treaty to protect the deep ocean"  — Nick Kennedy — SciDev — February 28, 2014

A new international agreement is needed to police the exploitation of the deep ocean because of the rising threats of deep-sea mining and bottom trawling for fish, say scientists. Speakers at a symposium this month (16 February) urged the UN to negotiate a new treaty for the deep ocean to supplement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Marine Conservation
"Mine urban waste, not oceans, say campaigners"  — Michelle Dobrovolny — SciDev — August 16, 2013

Controversial plans to mine the floor of the Pacific Ocean should not go ahead before Earth's 'urban mines' have been exploited, say campaigners.

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