Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

Fluid mechanics lies at the heart of many of the physical processes associated with the
nascent deep-sea mining industry. The evolution and fate of sediment plumes that would be …

A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …

Remote deep-ocean sediment (DOS) ecosystems are among the least explored biomes on
Earth. Genomic assessments of their biodiversity have failed to separate indigenous benthic …

Deep-sea mining may be just a few years away and yet society is struggling to assess the
positive aspects, such as increasing the supply of metals for battery production to fuel the …

Despite increasing interest in deep-sea mining, there are long-standing concerns about
environmental impacts on vulnerable and poorly understood ecosystems (–). These …

Abyssal mineral resource exploitation is receiving increasing attention in many countries.
The plume issues caused by deep-sea mining must be studied before commercial mining …

To protect the range of habitats, species, and ecosystem functions in the Clarion Clipperton
Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine …

We present the results of our 13th annual horizon scan of issues likely to impact on
biodiversity conservation. Issues are either novel within the biological conservation sector or …

Making up over 92% of life in our oceans, marine invertebrates inhabit every zone in the
water column, with contributions ranging from ecosystem functioning to socioeconomic …