Before we mine the deep sea, do we know what we’re losing?
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July 26, 2026
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As Trinidad and Tobago undertakes its first locally led deep-sea scientific expedition, a larger question emerges: Why are governments discussing deep-sea mining in ecosystems scientists have barely begun to understand?
Before a remotely operated vehicle disappears beneath the waves around T&T, there is a fundamental problem scientists must confront: much of the world it is entering has never been scientifically observed.
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