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Any threat to deep-sea ecosystems should be considered as a threat to marine life

Representatives of Pacific civil society and conservation groups are calling on the New Zealand government to show regional leadership and support a moratorium on deep sea mining.

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Mining companies have plans to use robots to extract metals from below various parts of the ocean floor to find materials for green technology. However, the ecological implications of doing so need to be considered. This article looks at the environmental implications of deepsea mining and what can