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Chatting about deep-sea mining with the Marine Conservation Happy Hour and Outside/In

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 By Andrew Thaler
Policy

“The health of the ocean is not beholden to the burn rate of private companies.”

In May, right after the congressional hearing, I recorded an episode of the Marine Conservation Happy Hour talking about deep-sea mining, the current push from within the United States, and what that might mean for the International Seabed Authority.

Earlier this summer, I appeared on the Outside/In podcast talking less about the politics and machinations of deep-sea mining and more about the history of the industry and the wild, wild origin story of deep-sea mining in the United States.


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