SD Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 7:37 am
Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect could starve life across entire marine ecosystems.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 012850.htm
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 012850.htm