Potential impacts of deep seabed mining are not yet understood

A team of renowned biologists is calling attention to the potential impacts of deep seabed mining. The experts have found troubling scientific misconceptions that fail to represent the destruction that could be caused by future operations to extract minerals from the seabed. The deep sea is home to the most remote habitats on the planet, and this region supports invaluable species and ecosystem services. The possibility of mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals on the seafloor has been gaining more attention in …