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Dr. Silvina Botta (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande in Brazil) retrieves water samples from ROV SuBastian for stable isotope analysis—a chemical way to study how carbon moves through the ocean.

New Life Discovered Miles Beneath the Surface Off Brazil

Deep Sea Minerals Achieves Substantial Compliance Determination from NOAA

MSG Opening Speaker

The ISA-China Joint Training and Research Center Opens Fourth Workshop on Cumulative Impact Assessment

NOAA Certifies TMC USA’s USA B Exploration

NOAA Certifies TMC USA’s USA B Exploration License Application

Workshop Convened in Busan

Workshop Convened in Busan to Advance Regional Environmental Management Plan for the Northwest Pacific Ocean

During the 2025 Deep-sea Habitats of the Cook Islands expedition on Exploration Vessel Nautilus the team surveyed various seascapes to better understand seabed environments, and natural and mineral resources in the region. In this image, polymetallic nodules rest on sediment accumulated in a depression between rounded pillows and extended lobate lava flows, which are evidence of ancient volcanoes.

NOAA Scientists and Partners to Map Deep Waters and Seabed in the Cook Islands

Seastar on a polymetallic nodule.

New Scientific Review Assesses Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining

Merger Announcement

Odyssey and AOMC Announce Filing of Registration Statement in Connection with Proposed Merger

Impossible Metals

Impossible Metals Appoints New CEO to Build the World’s First Scalable Ocean Intelligence System

The first commercial nodule collection system will have a nameplate production capacity of 3.0 MTPA with the surface vessel Hidden Gem receiving nodules collected by two collector vehicles at a depth of 4 km.

TMC and Allseas Sign Commercial Agreement for the First Offshore Nodule Recovery Operation