Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

New deep-sea species discovered during mining test

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...
Earth.com

Killer sea sponge, unlike anything seen to date, traps and devours live animals

A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals ...
Business Insider

Pictures show creepy deep-sea animals, some never before seen, discovered near islands off the coast of Australia

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Deep-sea mining damages animal life on seabed, study finds

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
Natural History Museum

Deep-sea mining reduces number of seafloor species by almost 40%

Over a period of five years, researchers sampled the deep-sea floor of the CCZ three times before and one time two months ...
The Peninsula Qatar

Sea-floor animals decrease nearly 40% in deep-sea mining zone: study

London: The number of sea floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep sea mining exploration zone, according to a study ...