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Will deep-sea mineral extraction create sediment plumes?
Sediment is a mixture of minerals and material that covers the deep seafloor. When polymetallic nodules are collected by remotely controlled…
Will deep-sea mineral extraction affect ocean noise?
Noise from polymetallic nodule collection will be generated in three locations: at the surface, in the water column, and at the…
Do polymetallic nodules create dark oxygen on the seafloor?
In July 2024, a scientific paper was published in Nature that claimed Dark Oxygen Production (DOP) was occurring on the ocean…
Will deep-sea mineral extraction release carbon into the atmosphere?
It is well known that the oceans play an important role in regulating earth’s climate. How? Plant life such as algae…
Will deep-sea mineral extraction affect cetaceans in the ocean?
The potential impact of deep-sea mineral extraction and polymetallic nodule collection on whales, dolphins and other marine life must be carefully…
Will deep-sea mineral extraction disrupt fishing?
Fishing is a very mobile and adaptive industry, and fishing locations move with the distribution of fish stocks. Deep-sea mineral extraction…