Irreversible Damages From Sea Mining | Climate Change

According to a recent study , scientists

warned the deep sea mining could

actually do some irreparable damage to

blue whales and also to other rare

Marine creatures . the noise produced by

mining or the seabed can actually

interfere with whale’s ability to

communicate with one another, leading to

some extreme damages. Justice plans to

start deep sea mining for battery Metals

is gathered bases studied by a

foundation arm of the environmental

organization is argued , that citizens

which are whales , dolphins and poor

poises will be the most affected , and

because of which an urgent research is

needed to assess the threats to these

mammals. the report published in the journal

signs noise pollution from the proposed

deep sea mining could radiate through

the oceans , for at least about 500

kilometers and they can disrupt

ecosystems, as many deep sea species are

believed to use sound and vibrations to

navigate, communicate and also to detect

predators in the absence of sunlight .

knowing the threats commercial

companies are now forcing governments

for the green light for the very first

time this July . on the other hand mining

companies are also looking to Target

seabed mineral resources in the areas

around other important ecosystems like

seamounts and deep sea hypothermal vents.

that the international seabed Authority

the intergovernmental body charged with

regulating deep sea mining in

international waters will meet in the

month of March and July in Kingston

Jamaica. at the last round of

negotiations in November 2022

governments including New Zealand, France

and Chile have opposed commercial

pressure to allow deep sea mining to

start in 2023 , and have instead called

for a precautionary moratorium.

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