A brisingid starfish on rock surface with botryoidal manganese nodules (photo by NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 3)
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1st Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
The pressure is on as negotiators face impending deadlines for whether to adopt regulations, rules, and procedures to move forward with commercial exploitation of the deep sea or whether to call for a moratorium or precautionary pause on deep sea mining.