deep sea mining
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We Only Just Discovered These Deep-Sea Species, and They May Already Be Threatened by Mining
Deep sea hydrothermal vents harbour some of the most extraordinary species on our planet. Lying at two to three kilometres below the surface, these extreme, insular ecosystems are powered, not by the sunlight-driven photosynthesis that we’re used to, but by energy from superheated mineral-rich seawater jetting from cracks in the seafloor. This supports thriving and…
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It Could Take Decades For The Ocean Floor To Recover From Deep Sea Mining
A new study has found that the impacts of deep sea mining are still felt a quarter of a century later.
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An Enormous Deep Sea ‘Desert’ Is Teeming With New Forms Of Life
It doesn’t have towering canopies or jewel-toned corals, but an enormous region of the eastern Pacific that was long considered a biological wasteland is proving to be anything but. New research reveals that the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which is being prospected for deep ocean mining, is teeming with never-before-seen forms of life.