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These plumes of sediment would likely disrupt deep sea creatures’ ability to swim, breathe, find marine snow to eat, and ...

Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but ...

But this new kind of mining is worrying environmental experts and marine biologists. Studies show that sea creatures leave areas ... More information from Mongabay and Safe Water shows that sediment ...

Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." ...

Sea mining, or deep-sea mining, has emerged as a hot topic in the global conversation around resource extraction. With the ...

Intensive seabed trawling may accelerate carbon emissions, as new research reveals its disruptive impact on ocean sediments.

The composition of pelagic sediments is controlled by three main factors ... [2] Deposits are thick on the continental shelves, and thinnest in the deep sea on either side of the mid-ocean ridge. More ...

Deep-sea microbes consume alkanes, reducing oceanic and atmospheric pollution, and a new study reveals they utilize a unique ...