Your voice matters. Add your name to stand with a global community calling for real protections for the deep sea.

The deep ocean is one of Earth’s last great wild places—rich in biodiversity, essential to the planet’s health, yet increasingly threatened by industrial exploitation such as deep-sea mining.

Signing this petition adds your support to the Declaration of Rights for Deep-Sea Species and Ecosystems, building momentum toward recognition of deep-sea life and environments as rights-bearing entities that must be protected and represented in global governance. By signing, you’ll also receive occasional email updates from ELC. You can opt out anytime.

Read the Declaration here.

A deep sea Chimaera. Photo by NOAA. Public domain.