There’s a long-standing debate about how deep-sea mining can destroy the seafloor and stir up fine sediments creating plumes of suspended particles, but there’s another critical aspect that is often
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Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, claim that deep-sea mining in international waters (which could start in as little as two years) could cause irreversible damage to aquatic ecosystems
A species of ocean snail called the scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) is the first deep-sea species identified as being at risk of extinction from deep-sea mining. On 18 July, the