Trump has stated that he is not only going to mine the nodules, but also hydrothermal vents and metal-rich crusts on seamounts
He is essentially going to nuke the deep sea ocean and nobody cares
He is not only going to mine USA waters but also international waters
@ecowarriorss.bsky.socialDeep sea ocean - last pristine place on Earth will be obliterated and will devastate marine life
Trump has begun the process of permitting mining across vast regions of the deep seafloor in both U.S. waters and the high seas, beyond any nation’s borders
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Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)
When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, I believed in the promise of deep-sea mining. As an early-career deep-sea e...