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- 1Europe's marine heatwaves threaten its fisheries●How Europe’s intensifying marine heatwaves threaten its fisheries
Marine heatwaves are intensifying across European waters, raising concern for the continent's fishing industry. Warmer seas can push fish species toward colder regions, disrupt breeding cycles and damage ecosystems that fisheries depend on. Reuters reports on what rising ocean temperatures mean for coastal communities and fish stocks already under pressure from overfishing and climate change.
- 2Critics 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 ecosyste
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.
- 3Scientists probe the ocean's mysterious deep reefs●Inside a quest to learn about the ocean’s mysterious “deep reefs”
A newly reported scientific effort is shedding light on the ocean's 'deep reefs' — little-known coral and rocky ecosystems lying in dim waters beyond the reach of typical diving surveys. Researchers are using advanced exploration methods to document what lives there and how these hidden habitats function, as interest grows in protecting deep-sea environments.