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Critics link bottom trawling and deep-sea mining as twin threats●What makes bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining twin horrors is that same fundamental mechanism: taking ecosysteMmastodon Environment Oceans939 min ago
Commenters are drawing a direct parallel between bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining, arguing both destroy marine ecosystems that recover only over geological timescales. The argument: slow-growing corals and centuries-old sediment processes cannot withstand industrial extraction, making the damage effectively permanent. The comparison is fuelling calls to treat the two practices as equally deserving of restriction or bans as deep-sea mining moves closer to commercial approval.