An extensive field of ferromanganese nodules, often interspersed with wide patches of ripple-ornamented sediment, formed the bulk of the hard seafloor substrate for much of Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.
Norway rethinks seabed mineral extraction
The Norwegian government’s 2025 state budget has been announced, and this includes putting the brakes in seabed mineral extraction as under the budget no provision is made for companies to…