Deep Sea Mining

01/07/2025 39 min

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Episode Synopsis

On this episode, SCCF Environmental Policy Staff Matt DePaolis and Allie Pecenka discuss recent federal actions taken to move toward mining for materials from the deep sea floor. They discuss what these materials are, what drives the interest in their collection, and the widespread potential impacts from this type of mining to the oceans and systems above the surface.