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Key points CSA Ocean Sciences deployed three moorings in NORI’s exploration area, the longest reaching about 4,000 meters, with the others at 500 meters and 32 meters, to track seasonal water conditions. A 24-bottle water sampling carousel is lowered to about 4,200 meters, collecting…

Key points Mali, a graduate from Sri Lanka with a degree in Fisheries and Marine Sciences, was accepted to the DeepGreen training program subsidized by DeepGreen. As a research assistant at University of Ruhuna’s Department of Oceanography, she joined Crew 6B to conduct initial surveys…

Key points DeepGreen deployed marine monitoring instruments on moorings throughout the water column in the Clarion Clipperton Zone to establish an environmental baseline. In 2019 the company measured the polymetallic nodule resource in its contract areas and derived its first metal from…

Key points ERIAS Group biologist Adrian Hellman leads the biology team collecting samples during Expedition 6A in the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Water collected above box cores is sieved through a 32 micron sieve to retain small animals living near the seabed, while visible organisms like…

Key points The Metals Company plans to extract poly-metallic nodules from the seafloor 4,000 meters below sea level in the Pacific; the nodules contain nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese at grades 8-10 times higher than terrestrial mining. The company controls 1.6 billion tons of nodules…

Key points The company says it has partnered with ocean scientists to baseline the marine environment from sea floor to surface and study the impact of collecting polymetallic rocks. It states the rocks contain rich concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used…

Key points The video states polymetallic nodules contain concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used in batteries. The company says it has partnered with ocean scientists to baseline the environment from seafloor to surface and study the impact of collecting…

Key points Christina Pomee, a University of the South Pacific graduate with a bachelor of science degree, joined Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML) in a technical role. TOML, a Tongan-registered company, explores for polymetallic nodules aimed at addressing supply bottlenecks in critical…