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British study finds endangered whale species in areas designated for deep-sea mining

2025-06-29 22:51:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

British study finds endangered whale species in areas designated for deep-sea

Two areas targeted for deep-sea mining in the Pacific Ocean are home to threatened dolphins and whales, a new scientific study reveals.

Whales, listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, are among the marine creatures at risk if The Metals Company's mining plans go ahead, it said.

The study by researchers at the University of Exeter and Greenpeace Research Laboratories is published amid growing concerns about deep-sea mining and ahead of an International Seabed Authority (ISA) summit on the issue next month.

The study involved a 13-day mission by Greenpeace International’s Arctic Sunrise vessel to two exploration blocks in the Pacific’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone (known as NORI-d and TOML-e). The blocks are held by the US company, which says it is developing the world’s largest estimated source of the battery metal.

The seabed has mineral reserves in seamounts and nodes that supporters say are needed to make batteries and electronics for the green transition.

But environmentalists argue that seabed mining will cause irreversible damage to precious marine environments and that pursuing a circular economy approach means we don't need all the cobalt, manganese and other elements found there.

Several European countries have a moratorium on deep-sea mining, and Portugal has issued a binding national ban on the practice. /CNA

 

 

 

 





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