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Episode 9 - Deep-sea Mining

The negotiations at the International Seabed Authority have resumed once again in Jamaica. Listen here to our new Episode on Deep-sea Mining to find out more.

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Deep-sea minerals are found in the depths of the ocean, some in thousands of meters below the surface on the seafloor. Deep-sea mining has not yet occurred in international areas – those areas where no one state has jurisdiction, but where international cooperation is needed. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is responsible for administering the international ocean floor – the “Area”.

States regularly meet in the headquarters of the ISA to negotiate rules and regulations under what conditions deep-sea mining could be allowed and which environmental standards would have to be followed and how to ensure that everyone benefits from potential mining activities. Not an easy task – therefore this episode introduces the topic of deep-sea mining and the organs of the ISA. Timely with the negotiation schedule, this episode summarises the current state of the negotiations and which questions remain for the upcoming meetings.

  • What does the International Seabed Authority do?
  • How can potential benefits from deep-seabed minerals be equitably shared?
  • What is the current state of the negotiations at the ISA?
  • What does the new US executive order regarding deep-sea mining entail?
  • And how does the International Seabed Authority relate to the new Agreement for Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)?

Guests: Aline Jaeckel (ANCORS) and Pradeep Singh (Ozeano Azul Foundation)

Hosts: ⁠Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki⁠ & ⁠Jennifer Macey⁠

Sound design and editing: ⁠⁠Emily Perkins⁠⁠

Communication: ⁠Sunnefa Yeatman⁠

For comments & feedback please contact: ⁠inatvw@uow.edu.au⁠

ANCORS literature on Deep-Seabed Mining

  • Singh, P. A., Jaeckel, A., & Ardron, J. A. (2025). A Pause or Moratorium for Deep Seabed Mining in the Area? The Legal Basis, Potential Pathways, and Possible Policy Implications. Ocean Development & International Law, 56(1), 18–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2024.2439877
  • Singh P, Jaeckel A. Undermining by Mining? Deep Seabed Mining in Light of International Marine Environmental Law. AJIL Unbound. 2024;118:72-77. doi:10.1017/aju.2024.8
  • Jaeckel, A., Harden-Davies, H., Amon, D.J. et al. Deep seabed mining lacks social legitimacy. npj Ocean Sustain 2, 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-023-00009-7
  • Jaeckel, A. L. (05 Jan. 2017). The International Seabed Authority and the Precautionary Principle. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004332287

More Information about Deep-sea Mining  test

International Seabed Authority Website

ANCORS Ocean Equity Website

Oceano Azul Foundation Website

Follow the negotiations live on the official ISA Web TV:

Council (23 June – 4 July 2025)

Assembly (21 – 25 July 2025)

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To listen to the radio show here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/illawarra-mornings/mornings/105111484

ANCORS researchers Dr. Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Dr. Bianca Haas and podcast producer Jennifer Macey gave an interview with the local radio show ABC Illawarra this morning about their new Podcast: Negotiating the Ocean.  The Morning show presented by Nick Rheinberger reports on the local stories of the day, and keeps up to date with everything that’s happening in the Illawarra Region.

]]> ‘Negotiating the Ocean’, Launch of new ANCORS Ocean Equity Podcast https://oceanequityresearch.org/news/negotiating-the-ocean-launch-of-new-ancors-ocean-equity-podcast/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:54:10 +0000 https://oceanequityresearch.org/?p=4218

To listen to Negotiating the Ocean, visit: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ygQz4DwYEBWOBMxFm46RV?si=63b64870b4544925

The Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) is hosting a new Podcast on Ocean Equity: Negotiating the Ocean. It will cover various international ocean negotiations, particularly on Marine Biodiversity, Fisheries and Deep-Sea Mining.

Ocean negotiations are necessary to ensure the effective management of transboundary marine resources, and the conservation and protection of deep-sea marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Marine biodiversity, fisheries, deep-sea mining, climate change, and pollution are all inherently international and require cooperation at multiple levels. In an interconnected ocean, governance cannot be successful when conducted in silos and the complexity of ocean governance with its multiple actors can be difficult to grasp. The podcast informs listeners about current issues and connects the different negotiation fora where decisions on the future of our ocean are taken, explores equity concerns and provides recommendations for a transformative future ocean governance.

This podcast is an open-source discussion on current negotiations, enabling a more inclusive understanding for those who cannot attend international meetings, as well as providing an information base for new diplomats, representatives of different intergovernmental organisations and researchers with an interest in ocean-related negotiations. We intend for the podcast to provide a refresher on individual topics and valuable preparation for those involved or interested in understanding how these topics matter to each and every one of us and what is at stake.

Hosts:

In the first episode we meet some of the ANCORS researchers working on different aspects of Ocean Equity.

What does Ocean Equity mean to them and why is it so important in ocean negotiations?

In this Episode you will meet ANCORS researchers…

 

‘Equity is not just an outcome but a process. It’s an ongoing activity.’

Quentin Hanich, Professor at ANCORS, leading the Fisheries Governance Program

 

‘Four key principles of ocean equity… achieving fairness, respecting rights, preventing harm, supporting flourishing.’

Michelle Voyer, Assoc.-Professor at ANCORS, leading the Blue Futures Program

 

‘I’m really motivated by that idea of intergenerational equity. […] I think that is such a responsibility that we have to try and do what we can now to minimise that impact for the countless millions of people that are still ahead of us to live their lives.’

Freya Croft, Post-doctoral Researcher, ANCORS

‘In the regime on deep-seabed mining ocean equity is about collective resource management and the sharing of benefits. […] My work looks at how to make sure that the management of deep ocean mineral resources is based on good governance principles, such as transparency and public participation.’                                 

Aline Jaeckel, Associate Professor at ANCORS

 

‘The big equity issue that we face at the moment is climate change.’

Kamal Azmi, Senior Research Fellow, ANCORS & Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development

 

‘Ocean equity is where there is a platform for voices to not only be heard but validated. […] In western scholarship, we are very much trained to maintain an objective perspective, which has a tendency to disconnect us from our environment and the ocean. In other cultures, this disconnection does not always exist, but the connection is very much alive.’                                               

Randa Sacedon, ANCORS Research Fellow

 

‘I feel like it’s such a little thing to give back by just working in this space and making sure that I advocate for those who can’t speak for themselves, both human and non-human.’

Makrita Solitei, Associate Research Fellow, ANCORS

 

To listen to Negotiating the Ocean, visit: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ygQz4DwYEBWOBMxFm46RV?si=63b64870b4544925

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