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Denis Loktev

Arctic seabed mission documents fragile marine life threatened by Norway's deep-sea mining plans

For a month, a team of international scientists explored the Arctic seabed off the coast of Norway. Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) roamed the ocean's seamounts and hydrothermal vents, plunging as deep as 3,000 metres.

Their mission? To gather evidence on the rare and fragile marine life that could be threatened by plans to mine the seabed for critical minerals.

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