Deep-Sea Mining: What’s Really at Stake for Ocean Life
Deep-sea mining is moving faster than science can keep up, and the numbers from 2026 show exactly why that’s becoming a growing concern. A 2026 assessment of hydrothermal vent mollusks found that 125 out of 201 known species, about 62 percent, are now considered threatened by deep-sea mining. More than a third of those are…