The deep sea, largely unexplored and not fully understood, is rich in resources like manganese, nickel, cobalt, and copper, which are in high demand in high-tech industries. The current rate of metal consumption suggests that by 2050, humanity will have consumed more metals than all that has been mined since the beginning of time. However, deep-sea mining, which is being pursued by countries like the US and Canada, could disrupt the deep-sea ecosystem and cause irreversible losses to ecosystem functions, raising concerns about the environmental cost of resource exploitation.
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