Top scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation
Extractive activity in international waters - including fishing, seabed mining, and oil and gas exploitation - should be banned forever,...
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Chip-shop fish among key seabed engineers
Many of the fish we eat play a key role in maintaining the seabed – and therefore our climate, new...
Climate cost of global trawling still uncertain
The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say. Convex Seascape...
Oyster reefs once thrived along Europe’s coasts – now they’re gone
Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline – but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century...
“Unjustifiable environmental risk” leads to calls for worldwide moratorium on deep seabed mining
Scientists have called for a blanket worldwide moratorium on deep seabed mining – insisting the controversial emerging industry currently poses...
Level of microplastic in seabed creatures depends on location and how they feed
The “burden” of plastic within animal species recovered from the seafloor has given scientists a new insight into the environmental...