Seafloor animals down by 37% in deep-sea mining zone, landmark study finds

Researchers took images of an abyssal worm at sea (Natural History Museum/University of Gothenburg/PA) -

Seafloor animals decreased by 37% in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, a landmark report has found.

Scientists from the Natural History Museum (NHM), University of Gothenburg and National Oceanography Centre spent more than five years studying how biodiversity could be affected by deep-sea mining.