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Deep-sea octopus Moosoctopus profundorum in his own garden with stalk lilies Ptilocrinus pinnatus (Russia, Bering Sea, Piip volcano, depth 2700 meters) (Getty Images / undefined undefined)

Deep sea mining threatens the unknown

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Most of the seafloor explored during Dive 07 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was covered with these manganese nodules, the subject of the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test nearly five decades ago. (Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration.)

Mining deep sea despite unknowns

Gautama Mehta - Grist
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (Getty Images/Bettmann Contributor)

Last queen of Hawaii and deep-sea mining

Anita Hofschneider - Grist
Sunset over crashing ocean currents (Gordon Scammell/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Lockheed Martin angers ocean supporters

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
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Gas bubbling up from the ocean floor (Getty Images)

Mining 3000 leagues under the sea

Ashley Marranzino - Massive Science
Divers swim near coral reefs teeming with fishes in the water off Komodo island, Indonesia, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Indonesia will hold an international ocean conference in North Sulawesi capital of Manado next week where delegates are expected endorse agreements aimed at protecting the ocean and coral reefs from the impacts of the climate change. Corals serve as breeding grounds and habitat for many of the world's marine species and act as indicators of overall ocean health. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Getting to the bottom of things

Anna Metaxas, Verena Tunnicliffe - The Conversation
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The ocean floor is dying

Sandra Brooke
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