{"id":551636,"date":"2023-02-14T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whale-warning-as-clock-ticks-towards-deep-sea-mining\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:18:12","slug":"whale-warning-as-clock-ticks-towards-deep-sea-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whale-warning-as-clock-ticks-towards-deep-sea-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"#Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a299dca5e00b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a299dca5e00b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whale-warning-as-clock-ticks-towards-deep-sea-mining\/#%E2%80%9CWhale_warning_as_clock_ticks_towards_deep-sea_mining%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whale-warning-as-clock-ticks-towards-deep-sea-mining\/#Two-year_rule\" >Two-year rule<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhale_warning_as_clock_ticks_towards_deep-sea_mining%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/whale-warning-as-clock.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/whale-warning-as-clock.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A view of the Normand Energy deploying the Patania II nodule collector visible (green), seen from the Rainbow Warrior. The vessel is chartered by Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), a Belgian company researching deep sea mining in the Pacific. The company is currently testing mining gear with the aim of future commercial extraction of minerals from the seabed. Credit: Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/whale-warning-as-clock.jpg\" alt=\"Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining\" title=\"A view of the Normand Energy deploying the Patania II nodule collector visible (green), seen from the Rainbow Warrior. The vessel is chartered by Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), a Belgian company researching deep sea mining in the Pacific. The company is currently testing mining gear with the aim of future commercial extraction of minerals from the seabed. Credit: Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A view of the Normand Energy deploying the Patania II nodule collector visible (green), seen from the Rainbow Warrior. The vessel is chartered by Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), a Belgian company researching deep sea mining in the Pacific. The company is currently testing mining gear with the aim of future commercial extraction of minerals from the seabed. Credit: Marten van Dijl \/ Greenpeace<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean\u2014but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown, researchers have warned.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Commercial-scale deep seabed mining in international waters could be permitted for the first time later this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a new paper, scientists from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace Research Laboratories say that deep seabed mining could be a &#8220;significant risk to ocean ecosystems&#8221;, with &#8220;long lasting and irreversible&#8221; effects.<\/p>\n<p>The study focuses on cetaceans (mammals such as whales, dolphins and porpoises) and says urgent research is needed to assess potential impacts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like many animals, cetaceans are already facing multiple stressors including climate change,&#8221; said Dr. Kirsten Thompson, of the University of Exeter.&#13;<br \/>&#8220;Very little research has examined the impact that deep-sea minerals extraction would have on cetaceans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cetaceans are highly sensitive to sound, so noise from mining is a particular concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The sounds expected  to be produced by mining operations, including from remotely operated vehicles on the seafloor, are likely to overlap with the frequencies at which cetaceans communicate, the researchers stress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We searched for data on how much noise such mining would cause, but no published assessment is available,&#8221; Dr. Thompson added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know noise pollution in the ocean is already a problem for cetaceans and introducing another industry that is expected to operate 24\/7 would inevitably add to existing anthropogenic noise were deep seabed mining to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite this lack of information, it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears industrial-scale mining could soon begin in one of the planet&#8217;s few remaining undisturbed environments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean, which provides habitat for about 25 cetacean species, including dolphins and sperm whales, is of particular interest to mining companies aiming to exploit polymetallic nodules.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, mining companies are also looking to target seabed mineral resources in areas around seamounts and deep sea hydrothermal vents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seamounts are now known as important offshore habitats for some cetacean populations that forage or regroup around them but we still lack basic knowledge of these fragile ecosystems,&#8221; said Dr. Sol\u00e8ne Derville, of Oregon State University.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this context, it is very hard to assess the magnitude of the impacts of seamount seabed mining on the animals that live and feed around these structures.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two-year_rule\"><\/span>Two-year rule<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No commercial-scale seabed mining has yet occurred outside the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of coastal nations, although 31 exploration permits have been issued for areas beyond national jurisdiction by the International Seabed Authority, a United Nations body.<\/p>\n<p>However, in June 2021, the Pacific island of Nauru triggered the so-called &#8220;two-year rule&#8221; and informed the International Seabed Authority (ISA) that it plans to mine the deep sea\u2014meaning that mining could go ahead in June this year with whatever regulations the ISA has formulated by that time.<\/p>\n<p>Nauru is working with a Canadian firm called The Metals Company, which has already begun testing mining equipment in Pacific waters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Commercial-scale mining is expected to operate 24-hours a day, with multiple operations extracting minerals across an area of the seabed,&#8221; Dr. Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t know how this will affect cetaceans or the vast range of other marine species.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we do know is that it will be difficult to stop seabed mining once it has started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the imminent threat that the two-year rule presents to ocean conservation, we suggest there is no time to waste.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The paper, published in the journal <i>Frontiers in Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a><\/i>, is titled: Urgent assessment needed to evaluate potential impacts on cetaceans from deep seabed mining.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Urgent assessment needed to evaluate potential impacts on cetaceans from deep seabed mining, <i>Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> (2023). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2023.1095930\">DOI: 10.3389\/fmars.2023.1095930<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>                                                    Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                            University of Exeter<br \/>\n                                                                                                                <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/\"><br \/>\n                                                            <svg><use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining (2023, February 14)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 14 February 2023<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-02-whale-clock-deep-sea.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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