This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

If future deep-sea mining operations release sediment plumes into the water column, as proposed, the debris could interfere with animals’ feeding, disrupt food webs and alter animals’ behaviours.

Portugal has officially become the first country in the world to ban deep-sea mining in its waters, earning widespread praise ...

If future deep-sea mining operations release sediment plumes into the water column, as proposed, the debris could interfere with animals’ feeding, disrupt food webs and alter animals’ behaviors.

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new research.

If future deep-sea mining operations release sediment plumes into the water column, as proposed, the debris could interfere with animals’ feeding, disrupt food webs and alter animals’ behaviors.

Picture an ocean world so deep ... sediment and crushed nodules is then dumped back into the middle of the water column, creating plumes. While the discharge depth is still under discussion, some ...