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Bottom Trawling and Deep-Sea Mining Called Twin Ocean Threats

Original: What makes bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining twin horrors is that same fundamental mechanism: taking ecosyste

Critics are drawing a direct parallel between bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining, arguing both destroy marine ecosystems that operate on geological timescales. Corals grow just millimeters a year and sediment settles over centuries, meaning damage from industrial extraction and dragging of the seafloor may be effectively irreversible. The comparison is fueling renewed calls to restrict or ban both practices to protect slow-recovering ocean habitats.

Why now: Deep-sea mining proposals remain contested internationally, prompting comparisons with the known damage from bottom trawling.

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• What makes bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining twin horrors is that same fundamental mechanism: taking ecosystems that operate on geological timescales—where corals grow millimeters a year and ocean currents take centuries to settle sediment—and subjecting them to… · appassionato · 9

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