Norway had plans to start deep-sea mining for rare minerals. Now the project has been put on hold until 2029.
Researchers at the University of Hawaii have studied how the marine ecosystem is affected in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, where mining is currently being tested. The report shows that sediments stirred up by mining disrupt the food chain.
With yet another executive order, Trump recently opened up deep-sea mining for minerals both off the coast of California and in international waters – and it is controversial.
Over the past year, the fishing quota for herring in the central Baltic Sea has doubled, temperatures have risen, and oxygen levels in the sea have dropped further. Yet, despite these grim reports, several breakthroughs were achieved during the year. Here are five advances for the ocean in 2024 that you might have missed.
A research expedition in the North Atlantic has found several groups of sperm whales along with many other whale species in an area where Norway wants to conduct deep-sea mining.
A 'Barbie pig' and a creature that could be 15 000 years old. Scientists recently found several mysterious species - right in the middle of an area targeted for large-scale offshore mining.
