No Deep Seabed Mining | WWF
2020-12-19 · Loss of livelihoods and food sources. Each deep seabed mining operation is expected to effectively strip mine 8,000 to 9,000 square kilometers of seabed over the course of a 30-year license – equivalent to an area a third the size of Belgium. Plumes of wastewater, sediment and residual metals discharged from ships during mining could flow ...