The deep ocean is one of the last truly wild places on Earth — and we’re about to destroy it for profit.

Right now, corporations are pushing to mine the seabed for minerals like nickel, cobalt, and copper, claiming we need them for electric cars, wind turbines, and smartphones.

But a new study shows test mining operations reduced seabed animal populations by 37% — even before full-scale mining has begun. More than 90% of the creatures living in the deep sea are species we've never even seen before.

We’re on the brink of wiping out life we haven’t even discovered.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA), which governs mining in international waters, is under pressure to approve commercial deep-sea mining projects — including from the U.S., where the Trump administration has pushed to fast-track both domestic and international mining.

But over 37 countries — including France, the UK, and Norway — have already called for a moratorium, a pause to ensure we don’t do irreversible damage to ecosystems that are essential for planetary stability.

The deep ocean plays a critical role in storing carbon, regulating climate, and sustaining marine biodiversity. Once it's gone, we don’t get it back.

We are calling on:

• The U.S. government to join the growing global coalition backing a moratorium on deep-sea mining;
• The ISA to reject any new mining licenses until proven, non-destructive alternatives exist;
• Tech and EV companies to pledge they will not use metals sourced from the deep ocean.

The race for clean energy must not come at the cost of collapsing an entire ecosystem. We can and must find responsible, land-based or recycled alternatives. Mining the sea to “save the planet” is not a solution — it’s a contradiction.

We still have time to stop the damage before it becomes irreversible. But that time is running out.

Sign now to protect our oceans. No deep-sea mining without science, safety, and global consent.