search
mining industry
Trends
- 1Bottom trawling and deep-sea mining slammed as twin threats●What makes bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining twin horrors is that same fundamental mechanism: taking ecosyste
Commenters are drawing a direct parallel between bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining, arguing both destroy marine ecosystems that operate on geological timescales. The argument notes corals grow only millimeters a year and deep currents take centuries to settle sediment, meaning damage from industrial seafloor extraction or trawling cannot be recovered on human timescales. The comparison is fueling renewed criticism of both practices as commercial interest in deep-sea mining advances.