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Deep-sea mining struggles to manage ecological impact
Companies are starting to try to exploit the seabed's vast mineral wealth, but experts are divided on the consequences for ecosystems
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Companies are starting to try to exploit the seabed's vast mineral wealth, but experts are divided on the consequences for ecosystems
If the first attempt to exploit frozen methane beneath Japan's seabed works, it could herald the next great energy source for the region – and maybe the world