The deep-sea miners

[dealmaker]

The deep-sea miners:Many of the largest mineral corporations in the world have launched underwater mining programs. One company has commissioned a ship that will scrape the bottom twice as quickly as any other vessel. Another company is working to shatter a field of underwater hot springs lined with precious metals. Regulations for ocean mining have never been formally established, so this begs the question: Who owns the ocean floor?(The Atlantic)

“We have a third of our ocean that we still can’t explore. It’s embarrassing. It’s pathetic.”

 

[newwurldmn]

Trump should have established Ocean Force.

 

[mlawson71]

Isn't that sort of scraping completely destroying whatever ecosystems live there?

 

[Snuskpelle]

Gotta destroy every inch of the Earth surface.

 

[mlawson71]

Unfortunately we're just ruining our own future - the oceans are a food source for a large section of the population, you ruin that ecosystem, you ruin your food source.