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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> disturbance from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/trenching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trenching</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/turbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turbine</span></a> foundations could destroy essential <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SpawningGrounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpawningGrounds</span></a> for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/herring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herring</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SandEels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SandEels</span></a>, further destabilising the fragile marine <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FoodWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWeb</span></a>. </p><p>🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅</p>
salix sericea (@Ripple13216)<p>Another one of those "the US has never ratified the treaty".</p><p>"Canadian company in negotiations with Trump to mine seabed"</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/28/deep-sea-mining-international-seabed-authority-canadian-the-metals-company-tmc-negotiations-trump-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/28/deep-sea-mining-international-seabed-authority-canadian-the-metals-company-tmc-negotiations-trump-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds.</p><p>A first-of-its-kind study released today found that this cost is largely due to carbon dioxide emissions from disturbed sediments on the seafloor.</p><p>The study is the first to measure the full economic cost of bottom trawling in European waters - including the EU, UK, Norway and Iceland.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250325-bottom-trawling-in-european-waters-costs-society-up-to-11bn-a-year-new-study-finds?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250325</span><span class="invisible">-bottom-trawling-in-european-waters-costs-society-up-to-11bn-a-year-new-study-finds?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonEmissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carbon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Trawling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trawling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-core-samples-greenland-seabed-historical.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-core-sam</span><span class="invisible">ples-greenland-seabed-historical.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Sabotage on the seabed: How can Europe protect itself?</p><p>Several recent submarine data-cable breaks in the Baltic Sea have exposed the vulnerability of critical underwater infrastructure. Russia is suspected of having been involved in the damage.</p><p>Europe is ill-prepared for such attacks in the future.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Undersea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undersea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Submarine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Submarine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SubmarineCables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubmarineCables</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Longreads<p>Sabotage on the seabed: How can Europe protect itself?</p><p>Several recent submarine data-cable breaks in the Baltic Sea have exposed the vulnerability of critical underwater infrastructure. Russia is suspected of having been involved in the damage.</p><p>Europe is ill-prepared for such attacks in the future.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Undersea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undersea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Submarine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Submarine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SubmarineCables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubmarineCables</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>Sabotage on the seabed: How can Europe protect itself?</p><p>Several recent submarine data-cable breaks in the Baltic Sea have exposed the vulnerability of critical underwater infrastructure. Russia is suspected of having been involved in the damage.</p><p>Europe is ill-prepared for such attacks in the future.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-sabotage-on-the-seabed-how-can-europe-protect-itself?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Undersea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undersea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Submarine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Submarine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SubmarineCables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubmarineCables</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>As countries scramble for minerals, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? – visual explainer - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/mar/12/as-countries-scramble-for-minerals-the-seabed-beckons-will-mining-it-be-a-disaster-visual-explainer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ng</span><span class="invisible">-interactive/2025/mar/12/as-countries-scramble-for-minerals-the-seabed-beckons-will-mining-it-be-a-disaster-visual-explainer</span></a> well obvs...</p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Seismometers Reveal Earth's Longest-Runout Undersea Sediment Flows In Unprecedented Detail<br>--<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-seismometers-reveal-earth-longest-runout.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-seismome</span><span class="invisible">ters-reveal-earth-longest-runout.html</span></a> &lt;-- shared technical article<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02137-z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-021</span><span class="invisible">37-z</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109350" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.202</span><span class="invisible">4.109350</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01017-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-010</span><span class="invisible">17-x</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/remotesensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remotesensing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CongoChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongoChannel</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bathymetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathymetry</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seismometers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seismometers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/monitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monitoring</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sediment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sediment</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flow</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/submarine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>submarine</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/massmovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massmovement</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/canyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canyon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipes</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cables</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineeringgeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineeringgeology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/current" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>current</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debrisflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debrisflow</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bathymetric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathymetric</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/offshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offshore</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coastal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/instrumentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instrumentation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/acoustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acoustic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/doppler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doppler</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/moorings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moorings</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/turbidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turbidity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/thalweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thalweg</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/morphology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morphology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landslides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landslides</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/stratigraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stratigraphy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seismic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seismic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/turbiditycurrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turbiditycurrent</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flow</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gradient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gradient</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/slope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slope</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Illegal seabed dredging surges as Indonesia resumes sand exports <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/sea-sand-dredging-indonesia-fisheries-export-marine-ecosystem-singapore/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/02/sea-</span><span class="invisible">sand-dredging-indonesia-fisheries-export-marine-ecosystem-singapore/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/sand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sand</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Intensive fishing on the seabed increases the release of carbon, researchers find <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/marinelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marinelife</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-10-intensive-fishing-seabed-carbon.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-10-intensiv</span><span class="invisible">e-fishing-seabed-carbon.html</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/19/vast-carbon-sink-of-mud-on-seabed-needs-more-protection-study-shows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/sep/19/vast-carbon-sink-of-mud-on-seabed-needs-more-protection-study-shows</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Seabed mining in Aotearoa and beyond <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR6FSzLgwcU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GR6FSzLgwc</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>A UN body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, <br>a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on <a href="https://c.im/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a>.</p><p>The upcoming election comes as the Jamaica-based 🔸International Seabed Authority 🔸ended a two-week session on Friday without reaching a consensus on a regulatory framework for deep-sea mining.</p><p>The drawn-out debate raises concerns that the authority could receive an application later this year seeking the first deep sea mining exploitation license without having rules or regulations in place.</p><p>The Metals Company, a Canadian-based mining company, is largely expected to be the first to apply for such a license.</p><p>Mining exploration has been ongoing in the 🔹Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, 🔹<br>which covers 1.7 million square miles (4.5 million square kilometers) between Hawaii and Mexico. </p><p>It is occurring at depths ranging from 13,000 to 19,000 feet (4,000 to 6,000 meters).</p><p>However, no exploitation licenses have been issued. </p><p>That could soon change given that some companies and countries are eager to mine the seabed and meet a surging demand for <a href="https://c.im/tags/precious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>precious</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metals</span></a> including cobalt, nickel and copper that are used in green technology.</p><p>♦️More than two dozen countries have called for a ban, pause or moratorium on deep-sea mining. ♦️</p><p>Companies including BMW and Samsung SDI also have pledged not to use raw materials from deep-sea mining.</p><p>However, proponents of deep-sea mining say it is cheaper and has less of an impact than land mining.</p><p>Olav Myklebust, the authority's council president, told reporters Friday that there are still outstanding issues regarding a proposed regulatory framework, including inspection, compliance and enforcement and how best to determine payments related to exploitation.</p><p>He and secretary general Michael Lodge, who is seeking a third term, did not say if exploitation should start despite the absence of rules and regulations.</p><p><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/international-seabed-authority-to-conduct-polls-amid-deep-sea-mining-debate-124072700323_1.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">business-standard.com/world-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/international-seabed-authority-to-conduct-polls-amid-deep-sea-mining-debate-124072700323_1.html</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Global activity of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/seafloor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seafloor</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> mapped for the first time <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-05-global-seafloor-biodiversity.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-05-global-s</span><span class="invisible">eafloor-biodiversity.html</span></a> </p><p>Global distribution and environmental correlates of marine <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bioturbation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioturbation</span></a> <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00575-X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/abstr</span><span class="invisible">act/S0960-9822(24)00575-X</span></a> </p><p>"like <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worms</span></a> enriching the soil in our garden, invertebrates are doing the same on the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a>—improving conditions for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> life. Understanding how these processes operate gives <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> insights into what is driving the health of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> and how they may respond to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>."</p>
Robin Forlonge Patterson<p>"The great irony is that the materials being dug up are used for <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/turbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turbines</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> panels and other low carbon technologies." <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seabed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a>'s hazards <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018940142/destroying-the-seabed-for-green-reasons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detai</span><span class="invisible">l/story/2018940142/destroying-the-seabed-for-green-reasons</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>These powerful <a href="https://mas.to/tags/airguns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airguns</span></a> fire loud blasts of compressed air every 10 to 15 seconds, 24 hours a day. The sound waves produced penetrate deep into the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> and bounce back to the audio receivers. From the sound patterns detected, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> can work out the most likely place to find oil and gas reserves under the ocean floor. The next step is exploratory <a href="https://mas.to/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drilling</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveOurSeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSeas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SoSSaturdays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoSSaturdays</span></a> 🌊</p><p>2/5</p>