Researchers documented how cruise ship anchors can harm some of the oldest species of marine life in Antarctica.

In 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 ...