Julian Jackson

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds.

Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Video from Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition; a solitary hydroid (poss Branchiocerianthus?) +1m diameter, 1,773m beneath surface on unnamed seamount. Hydroid providing habitat for scale worms.

Hydroids are cnidarians, related to corals and jellyfish.

Credit @noaa.gov Caitlin Bailey

Screen grab of UN Human Tights Office of the High Commissioner website, with press release stating “Ocean governance must be grounded in international law: UN experts”

👆words of UN Human Rights experts, full opinion is here:

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

“Courts have concluded that the #PrecautionaryPrinciple must be respected when there is scientific uncertainty about how to effectively prevent significant or irreversible harm to the environment and to human health of present and future generations, as in the case of #DeepSeabedMining"
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YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski The Battle For The Soul Of The Nation | Hannah Spencer | Zack Polanski

In a few hours in Gorton and Denton - you have the opportunity to transform our politics.

A vote for Hannah Spencer & the Green Party will entirely change our national conversation.

And Hannah will be brilliant for Manchester.

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Anyone else spot a #UFO over South London 15 mins ago? Looked like a string of fairy lights flying Eastwards

A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026 We present outcomes from our 17th horizon scan of issues potentially impacting global biodiversity conservation in the next decade. Issues are novel, …

working link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

❓ What do #drones, #DeepSeaMining, #mounjaro and mirror proteins all have in common?

🅰️: They have all been identified as 15 emerging issues of concern for global biodiversity conservation.

All 1️⃣5️⃣ threats: 🔗 hhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534725003015

Bipartisan Concern Expressed Over Deep Sea Mining at Congressional Hearing On January 22, 2026 the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing titled “Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea…

Bipartisan Concern Expressed Over Deep Sea Mining at Congressional Hearing – Southern Fried Science

Slick. A masterclass.

YouTube video by UN DOALOS An introduction to the BBNJ Agreement

Excellent explainer on the entry into force of the BBNJ -or Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, a new UN Treaty to protect #marinelife🐋 in the #highseas🌊 and #deepseabed🪸

🦑 www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0bK...

🇧🇪 Belgium wants to host the #BBNJ, while supporting deep-sea mining🤯 What a contradiction.

44 NGOs to Belgium: back a precautionary pause. After all, deep-sea mining is the BBNJ treaty's first test

17 EU states have already acted. Belgium, it's your turn
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As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining

"environmental harm doesn’t decide whether we mine the deep sea, profit will" That’s a sobering reflection of our current system: where corporations chase gains while fragile ecosystems pay the price

www.science.org/content/arti... #DeepSeaMining #Environment

#environmentalhealth

Graphic titled 'High Seas Treaty Ratification Tracker' showing Japan has joined with a total of 77 ratifications and 145 signatures including theirs. The image features the Japanese flag on a map, and logos of High Seas Alliance, surrounded by oceanic and navigational motifs.

We’re thrilled to share that Japan🇯🇵 has ratified (acceded) the #HighSeasTreaty.

Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.

Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/

I’d forgotten about it, so thought worth a re share. It is a v cool critter.

MBARI researchers discover remarkable new species of swimming sea slug • MBARI A new nudibranch species is the first known to inhabit the ocean’s midnight zone and has unique adaptations for life in this environment.

"While most sea slugs use a raspy tongue to feed on prey attached to the seafloor, the mystery mollusc uses a cavernous hood to trap crustaceans like a Venus fly trap plant."

(from last year, but still v cool)
🦑 www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...

Impacts of an industrial deep-sea mining trial on macrofaunal biodiversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution A species-level dataset of sediment-dwelling macrofauna, sampled 2 years before and 2 months after a test of a commercial deep-sea mining machine, reveals losses of macrofaunal density and species ric...

Impacts of an industrial deep-sea mining trial on macrofaunal biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Seismic, groundbreaking, but not earth-shattering!

Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again - Greenpeace International Oslo, Norway,  3 December – The newly elected Norwegian government[1] today ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029. The agreement to…

Newly elected Norwegian government ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029

#DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️

🦑 www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

YouTube video by Speak Up For Blue How Deep Sea Mining Could Break the Ocean’s Most Important Wildlife Highways

🎧 LISTEN: podcast highlighting #DeepSeaMining risks of plumes ⚠️ & noise 🔊 on migratory species such as whales 🐳 , dolphins 🐬 , skates & turtles 🐢, migratory seabirds 🪽 & eels 🐍 -& the marine life they depend on.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKV...

I was today year's old when I found out about @projectceti.bsky.social -an #AI initiative to decode sperm whale language!! 🐋

🦑https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-23733-1

A detailed view of a large sea fan coral, showing intricate branching patterns, under ocean water.

#NEAFC missed an opportunity to protect deep-sea ecosystems at its annual meeting last week.

With #COP30 underway and the 2026 UN bottom fisheries review approaching, NEAFC must align with global biodiversity & climate goals. deep-sea-conservation.org/neafc-reject...

Megafaunal community structure on ferromanganese and phosphorite hardgrounds in the Southern California Borderland The Southern California Borderland (SCB) is a topographically complex region on the active continental margin that hosts varied hardground habitats, i…

🚨NEW STUDY 🚨
Linkages between megafauna and ferromanganese crusts outlined in SoCal seamounts.

Implications for #DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️
🦑https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064525001092?via%3Dihub

Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...

#DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️ discharge can disrupt midwater food webs

NEW PAPER

🦑https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65411-w

Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...

#DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️ discharge can disrupt midwater food webs

NEW PAPER

🦑https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65411-w

This December, world leaders will gather in Nairobi for #UNEA7, the world’s highest decision-making forum on the environment.

From climate and biodiversity to pollution and emerging issues such as AI and sustainable resource use, this Q&A unpacks what’s at stake: https://bit.ly/47ugJ6e

Love these demonstrations of how terrestrial🌳 and marine realms🦑 are interconnected.

(And we he role of freshwater in making the links! 🏞)

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🚨Highlight from #UNGA: Antigua & Barbuda are the 39th nation to call for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining.

Prime Minister Browne: "No one should mortgage the ocean floor to pay short-term bills."

Who will be the 40th to join this global movement and stand up for the ocean? #DefendTheDeep

Deep-Sea mining and ocean protection Director of the Seabed Mining Project Julian Jackson looks at growing international efforts to protect the ocean, recent developments at the UN Ocean Conference, and the mounting debate over whether d...

A moratorium⏸️ on #DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️ would provide the necessary time and space for nations to effectively coordinate, uphold their legal obligations and honour commitments to safeguard the ocean, its biodiversity and its resources for current and future generations.

🦑 www.rsgs.org/blog/deep-se...