Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

In the Cook Islands, deep-sea revenue could be “transformational ... debt when the mining company it had invested in, Nautilus Minerals, went bankrupt. One of Nautilus’ former leading ...

A series of underwater volcanoes have been discovered near the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and some of them ... representatives from the Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA).

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...

Several Underwater Volcanoes Found on the Seafloor About 60 Kilometers from Rarotonga Island.

The International Seabed Authority is meeting in Jamaica to thrash out the rules for deep-sea extraction. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...