Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining

Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining

Despite rapidly growing interest in deep-sea mineral exploitation, environmental research and management have focused on impacts to seafloor environments, paying little attention to pelagic ecosystems. Nonetheless, research indicates that seafloor mining will generate sediment plumes and noise at th...

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Main Authors: Drazen, Jeffrey C. (Author), Smith, Craig R. (Author), Gjerde, Kristina M. (Author), Haddock, Steven H. D. (Author), Carter, Glenn S. (Author), Choy, C. Anela (Author), Clark, Malcolm R. (Author), Dutrieux, Pierre (Author), Goetze, Erica (Author), Hauton, Chris (Author), Hatta, Mariko (Author), Koslow, J. Anthony (Author), Leitner, Astrid B. (Author), Pacini, Aude (Author), Perelman, Jessica N. (Author), Peacock, Thomas (Author), Sutton, Tracey T. (Author), Watling, Les (Author), Yamamoto, Hiroyuki (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2020-08-17T16:28:11Z.
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