News from the Deep - an illustrated cruise diary

News from the Deep - an illustrated cruise diary

Copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc… If the new Eldorado lies at the bottom of the oceans, mining will inevitably threaten luxuriant ecosystems that are still largely unknown. What do we know about biodiversity at these depths? What mineral riches lie hidden there? How can we gain knowledge about these inaccessible landscapes? How can we better inform the public? To explore and better understand these unknown and now vulnerable environments, each year …