Over half of the 3,043 Europeans questioned (56%) oppose deep-sea mining and support a temporary ban on this new industry, according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by Seas at Risk, WeMove Europe and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and published on Tuesday 30 July.
The three non-governmental organisations have called for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) as it meets for its 29th session in Kingston, Jamaica, from 29 July to...