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SK Lerner

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Eco-artist raising awareness about plastic pollution & climate change. Artivist. ReefSaver Project. Textile art using repurposed fishing gear.

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SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 10

Rejoignez près de 350000 personnes qui disent NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining

👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...

Visuel de fond marins couvert de nodules, avec texte Dites NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins, signez la pétition

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Ned Hamson @nedhamson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary) news.mongabay.com/2025/08/deep...

Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary)

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our li...

news.mongabay.com

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm quoted in this very interesting piece about the ongoing stalemate at the ISA over seabed mining regulations, and how to respond to the US's move to unilaterally license deep seabed mining.

grist.org/oceans/the-i...

The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself

As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important questions unanswered.

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 25

« The global footprint that is causing a decline of corals and so much else is from the much smaller number of high-income consumers and economies. Until that is understood and they transform what they’re doing, we won’t be able to resolve the challenges at the bottom end of the income pyramid. »

davidobura.bsky.social @davidobura.bsky.social · Jun 25

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs.

More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs

David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed

www.theguardian.com

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conference

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Près de 350 000 personnes ont signé une pétition pour arrêter cela. Elle sera remise aux dirigeants mondiaux la semaine prochaine lors de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les océans.

Ajoutez votre voix : change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conférence

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 6

🖊️ Nearly 350,000+ people have signed a petition to stop this. It’ll be delivered to world leaders next week at the UN Ocean Conférence

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · Jun 2

Te Ipukarea Society: The ‘real science’ around deep seabed mining!

#StopDeepSeaMining

Te Ipukarea Society: The ‘real science’ around deep seabed mining! - Cook Islands News

The Prime Minister was quoted in the Cook Islands News article on Wednesday, May 26th, concerning the seabed mining consultations in Australia. He stated that the stance of Te Ipukarea Society and Kō...

www.cookislandsnews.com

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Jun 2

Fiji, France, Canada & more say NO to #DeepSeaMining.
350,000+ have joined the call—add your voice before the UN Ocean Conference this June.

Add your voice: change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 28

You can endorse the declaration here: www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...

Add your voice page allows organisations, institutions and businesses to add to The Ocean and Us movement by endorsing our declaration calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, supporting ocean con...

www.theoceanandus.org

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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) @swanireland.ie · May 28

SWAN has joined the call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Up to 90% of deep-sea species are still unknown & mining would destroy habitats millions of yrs old-with no method of restoration. Organisations & individuals can sign an open letter to world leaders.
www.theoceanandus.org/uploads/1/2/...

Sign saying No Deep Sea Mining Protect Our Oceans

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SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 14

Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.

Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 23

Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot

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Resist with Me! 🏳️‍🌈🌊🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇲 @fptp.bsky.social · May 23

Petition: Sign with me, then share this link to drive more signers: resist.bot/petitions/PX... Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order #resist #resistbot @resist.bot

Protect oceans from Trump regime's deep sea mining order

Text SIGN PXKGII to 50409 to send this to your officials.

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 14

Here’s the truth: We don’t need deep-sea mining.
🖊️ Almost 350,000 people have signed our petition. And this June, we’ll be delivering it directly to world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference.

Add your voice today:
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining
#NoDeepSeaMining

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 10

Rejoignez près de 350000 personnes qui disent NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins
👉Signez la pétition de The Ocean and Us
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining

👉Organisations & entreprises:
Endossez la Declaration appelant à un moratoire
www.theoceanandus.org/add-your-voi...

Visuel de fond marins couvert de nodules, avec texte Dites NON à l’extraction minière des fonds marins, signez la pétition

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · May 2

Looks like there’s a new community manager at NOAA, or just a bot on TMC’s payroll?

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Apr 27

Join the movement to stop deep-sea mining.
Sign the petition.
🔗 change.org/nodeepseamining

Sign the Petition

Say NO to Deep-Sea Mining

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Apr 25

"authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite—it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation, and U.S. credibility all at once."

#StopDeepSeaMining
#DefendTheDeep

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Advance 'Deeply Dangerous' Deep-Sea Mining | Common Dreams

Amid global calls for a ban on deep-sea mining, Trump signs order to advance the risky practice that threatens marine ecosystems—and everyone and everything reliant on them.

www.commondreams.org

SK Lerner @sklerner.bsky.social · Apr 23

Game Over