At the conference organized by the Seabed Authority (ISA), a subsidiary of the United Nations, the participating countries will vote on the decision to allow deep-sea mining.
At the conference organized by the United Nations (UN) agency, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), decisions are expected to be taken on allowing deep-sea mining.
The conference, which started yesterday in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica, was held one day after the ISA’s deadline for setting the rules and regulations for deep-sea mining.
ISA Council President Juan Jose Gonzalez Mijares said he hopes 36 members will reach a consensus by the end of the two-week conference.
International lawyer Duncan Currie, who attended the conference, stated that countries were not willing to vote on decisions to allow deep-sea mining.
In the statement made yesterday, it was reported that the Canadian government supported the postponement of the decision to be made on the subject due to the deficiencies in the system and the negative impact of mining on the environment.
Many countries oppose the sea supply of minerals used in electric car batteries and other “green” technological developments.
deep sea mining
Deep seabed mining refers to the process of extracting commercially valuable minerals such as manganese, copper, cobalt, zinc and rare earth metals from mineral deposits on the seafloor.
Scientists say the noise caused by deep-sea mining could cause irreparable harm to marine mammals such as whales and dolphins.