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Researchers documented how cruise ship anchors can harm some of the oldest species of marine life in Antarctica.
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Study Finds on MSNSome Of The Oldest Living Creatures On Earth Are Getting Crushed By Cruise Ship Anchors In The ArcticIn a nutshell Cruise ship anchors are causing visible and long-lasting damage to Antarctica’s fragile seafloor ecosystems, including nearby ancient sponges that may be up to 15,000 years old.
A 2022-2023 study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science provides the first documented evidence of ship anchor damage to ... Notably, giant volcano sponges—potentially 15,000 ...
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