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It's taking place in 4000m deep abyssal zones. Aside from these nodules, there's barely any flora there and even less fauna. They've got a research vessel trail
by billbrown 4y ago
It's taking place in 4000m deep abyssal zones. Aside from these nodules, there's barely any flora there and even less fauna. They've got a research vessel trailing them measuring all of the effects, which the researchers will publish in scientific journals.[1]
I think of it as sifting economic value from seafloor cat litter.
[1] https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scoping-Dec_2022.pdf https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scop...
- goodsoul 4y ago[flagged]