Deep sea creatures everywhere are celebrating, because the Republic of Congo became the 46th country to say no to deep sea mining, following in the footsteps of Malawi, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius and Mozambique, which also drew a line in the sand. African leadership is surging 🌍⁣ ⁣⁣ The sea spiders are jumping, and the bony-eared assfish larvae are … well, doing whatever they do when they’re happy 🐙🐡💙⁣⁣ ⁣ This marks another significant step in the growing global momentum to #StopDeepSeaMining before it starts.⁣ ⁣ Thanks for helping to keep the deep sea weird and wonderful. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Haven't signed our petition yet? Check the link in bio to add your name! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #ProtectTheOceans #DeepSeaMining #DeepSeaCreatures #OceanLife #WeirdCreatures