Deep-Sea Mining Harmful to Marine Life

New research reveals significant harm to marine life from deep-sea mining machines, with a thirty-seven percent decrease in animals and thirty-two percent drop in species diversity in vehicle tracks. The study, requested by The Metals Company, found that even if animals arent directly killed, pollution from mining could harm less resilient species. Despite some areas near vehicle tracks showing no decrease in animal abundance, experts like Doctor Patrick Schröder from Chatham House believe current mining technologies are too damaging for large-scale commercial exploration. The research took place in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a six-million-square-kilometer area of the Pacific Ocean estimated to hold over twenty-one billion tons of critical minerals, raising concerns about potential damage to the deep ocean. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.