IMO sounds alarm on marine mine pollution

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in a new study presented a number of recommendations to manage marine pollution from mining operations, calling for more research to better understand environmental impacts.

The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) produced the report “The Impact of Mine Tailings in the Marine Environment” from the findings of an international workshop held in Lima, Peru in 2015, noting that marine pollution from mining operations was “a growing concern.”