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Deep-Sea Mining Crisis: Recovery Hints Amid Environmental Alarm

3/27/2025

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Deep-sea mining in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone has left lasting scars, as revealed by a study from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre. After 44 years, while tiny organisms show hints of recovery, larger species are still missing. Environmentalists are sounding the alarm as the International Seabed Authority debates mining regulations in the face of soaring demand for rare minerals.

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Deep-sea mining in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone has left lasting scars, as revealed by a study from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre. After 44 years, while tiny organisms show hints of recovery, larger species are still missing. Environmentalists are sounding the alarm as the International Seabed Authority debates mining regulations in the face of soaring demand for rare minerals.