Deep-Sea Mining

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Deep-sea mining poses new threat to sharks and rays

5 Mwezi wa kumi, 2025 Imeripotiwa na AI

A new study warns that proposed deep-sea mining could endanger 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras whose habitats overlap with mining zones. Nearly two-thirds of these species are already threatened with extinction from human impacts. Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa highlight risks from seafloor disruptions and sediment plumes.