Shocking gaps in basic knowledge of deep sea life

Everyday human activities are affecting populations on the seafloor, like pollution, deep sea fishing, deep-sea mining, and climate change. These are impacting more species than we thought we could. The things we do has not affected deep sea life drastically but scientists have not explored enough to know how much damage can be done or has been done. However, with the new technology being made everyday around us, there is a big opportunity for scientists to learn more about what is going on and they can discover so much more information. Researchers and scientists are not too worried at the moment about the damage if any has been done. However, the more exploration and activities in the deep sea there is, the more it will be affected, which will cause more difficulties and long term problems in our environment.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170821183350.htm

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  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2017 at 6:35 PM

    I think this article is a great article because it shows the fact that not many people actually realize the damage being done to sea life. Many fish are shrinking, other animals are dying from pollution, and it is very hard to protect and repopulate the sea world if no one knows anything about sea life so by more people learning of it, it creates a brighter future for the sea life.

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