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I'm surprised how much you seem to worry about ecological impact of deep sea cables... Are there that many? And even if each one were a complete disaster all th

I'm surprised how much you seem to worry about ecological impact of deep sea cables... Are there that many? And even if each one were a complete disaster all the way (which seems virtually impossible), it would be... like a one meter strip across the entire ocean that is affected, out of 2500 km? Could you elaborate what impact you are concerned about?

beachy 5y ago
In the UK, there are these things called ransom strips, a very thin (maybe just a few inches) but long strip of land that is used to control and interfere with other people's access to their own land. It could be there are some downsides to having a continuous strip/barrier running all the way across the ocean floor. Maybe some sea creature's migration is disturbed/impeded by it - who knows. I'd be more inclined to think there could indeed be some impact than to just say "no worries, it's only a cable, no big deal on the scale of the oceans".