Long Story Shorts: Why Should You Care about Deep-Sea Mining?

Deep-sea mining is a controversial proposed solution to the rising global demand for metals-but did you know it has the potential to destroy vital deep-water ecosystems and cause unknown ripple effects through the entire marine ecosystem?
Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Long Story Shorts:
- Deep-sea mining: what is it and why do people want to mine the deep ocean
- Where deep-sea mining is going to occur: abyssal plains
- Nodules: what they are, how they were formed, what role they play in the deep ocean
- One proposed method for mining and its possible effects on the marine ecosystem
- Sponge, coral, octopus, plankton
This episode is part of our series Long Story Shorts-fun, quick explainers about all things coastal science!
This video series is endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity. Find out more about the Ocean Decade here: oceandecade.org/
Created by the Hakai Institute
Series produced by Kristina Blanchflower and Katrina Pyne
Written, edited, and narrated by Katrina Pyne
Illustrations by Mercedes Minck
Science consultation provided by Colin Schultz

[@Tony-if3tl]

This is a helpful and informative video. But in the interest of objectivity it would be fair to present the tremendous benefits that may accrue from Deep Sea mining.

[@mel-gt5ff]

i love your company's research so much and hope that one day i will get to work with hakai! i'm just wondering what kind of educational background do you look for if we want to engage in research? would a masters in environmental management work?

[@PigeonsSoapbox]

Thanks for the video!
It's also important to understand what companies are involved in Deep-Sea Mining and the way they are taking advantage of small island nations in the Pacific Ocean.
If you are interested in this, I recommend watching the video 'The Rise (and Fall?) of the Deep Sea Mining Guru': ua-cam.com/video/x_NhLJPLGkY/v-deo.html