Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life

[Article] Le sol marin, dans le viseur des sociétés d'exploitation minière, n'a pas fini de révéler ses secrets.


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Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life.Paris (AFP) - A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown to science and more complex than previously understood, according to several new studies.Miners...
This article was published Wednesday, 26 July, 2023 by AFP
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A glass sponge from the Euplectellidae family -- one of countless creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone home to thousands of species previously unknown to science and more complex than previously thought © National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP Handout


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