At a site used as a test for deep-sea mining in the 1970s, “the tracks of the 100-tonne machine that was sent down to the seabed are still visible…the impact of mining on some of the wildlife is ongoing."
Even more sobering is that by removing the nodules, which take millions of years to form, the very slow ecosystem recovery will be to a very different state than what was there before.
A signal of our thoughtlessness that could last until the ocean floor is subducted.
