New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

A seabed habitat on the ocean floor off the coast of Nova Scotia seen on the third dive of the NOAA Deep Connections 2019 expedition (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research)

Protecting and effectively managing oceans and seabeds are crucial in the fight against climate change.

Oceans have absorbed more than 90 per cent of the excess heat from global warming and at least 25 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. They also store vast amounts of carbon, locking it away from the atmosphere for hundreds to even thousands of years.