DoomsdaysCW<p>Mysterious Unknown <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaCreatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaCreatures</span></a> Discovered on Abyssal Expedition</p><p>By University of Gothenburg June 9, 2024</p><p>"Transparent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a>, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbyssalPlains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbyssalPlains</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a>.</p><p>"A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean ended in March. One of the scientists on board the British research vessel James Cook was Thomas Dahlgren, a marine ecologist from the University of Gothenburg and the NORCE research institute.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Threatened by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a></p><p>"The aim of the expedition was to map the biodiversity of the area, where <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> of rare metals used in solar panels, electric car batteries, and other green technologies is planned. Several countries and companies are waiting for authorization to extract these metals bound to mineral <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nodules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nodules</span></a> lying on the ocean floor. The scientists want to find out more about how mining could affect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a>, register existing species, and find out how the ecosystem is organized.</p><p>“We need to know more about this environment to be able to protect the species living here. Today, 30% of these marine areas in consideration are protected, and we need to know whether this is enough to ensure that these species aren’t at risk of extinction,” says Dahlgren."</p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/mysterious-un</span><span class="invisible">known-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepGreen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GerardBarron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GerardBarron</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSeaConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawOfTheSeaConvention</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawOfTheSea</span></a></p>