Concerns are again being raised about the fasttracking of the pathway to mining the sea floor in the Pacific.
The International Seabed Authority is into its second week of meetings in Jamaica continuing with work towards finalising rules and regulations for the controversial future industry.
The whole process has been initiated by Nauru who last year triggered a legal loophole called the two-year rule by notifying the authority of its plans to start mining.
Joining me is oceans campaigner Phil McCabe from the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.
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Greenpeace International activists paint the word 'RISK!' on the starboard side of Normand Energy, a vessel chartered by the Belgian company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR). Photo: © Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace