Seabed mining is coming — bringing mineral riches and fears of epic extinctions

Olive Heffernan

Nature, 2019, vol. 571, issue 7766, 465-468

Abstract: Plans are advancing to harvest precious ores from the ocean floor, but scientists say that companies have not tested them enough to avoid devastating damage.

Keywords: Ocean sciences; Ecology; Fisheries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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