Deep seabed mining is a new — and lightly regulated — ecological experiment
"Deep seabed mining is a new — and lightly regulated — ecological experiment" — Adam Wernick — PRI's The World — June 10, 2014
Undersea mining is an entirely new area of exploitation, the effects of which are not fully known. “We know less about the deep sea than we know about the surface of the moon,” says environtmentalist Richard Page. “So this is a big experiment.”
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Deep seabed mining could have serious impacts on the ocean environment and the future livelihoods and well being of coastal communities. An international, multi-sector approach to management and protection, similar to that under development by the International Seabed Authority under UNCLOS, is needed, if we are to ensure the health and sustainable use of our oceans.
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