Emma Fox

A Green Recovery on Course to Destroy the Blue

In 1876, during a journey renowned for being the ‘birth of oceanography’, the first known discovery of deep-sea minerals was made by HMS Challenger. It wasn’t for another hundred years however that the potential of polymetallic nodules was realised [1]. A huge flood of interest was followed, principally from developed nations, claiming exclusive rights for […]

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The Depth of the Issue

The deep sea is immeasurable in not only its scale and beauty, but also for how vital it is for both the ocean and for life on earth. A planet without the deep sea would be inhospitable. Which is why it is shocking to hear of the plans and developments currently underway in order to […]

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The Deep Sea – an explorer’s paradise

“There’s no way this can be stopped” Said our guest Lecturer, as he looked scathingly around at us guiltily tippy taping on our laptops, illuminated by a further eight screens around the walls each projecting the same power point slide, highlighting the shame on our faces at such wasteful technological use. What was the cause […]

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Black Friday – Buy less, spend more

An American tradition with an unclear origin, Black Friday follows the celebration of Thanksgiving. Hundreds of shops open with sales and reductions to tempt even the scrupulous. In 2014 these sales were adopted in the UK [1] bringing similar displays of jostling and violence in long queues for limited sought after deals; images which certainly […]

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