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Animals abandon deep-sea mining areas for over a year

Fish, shrimp and other creatures were found in much lower numbers 13 months after a deep-sea mining test in the Pacific Ocean

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(Original Caption) Otis Barton, inventor of the Barton tank, is shown here in the tank. The tank is to be used by William Beebe in his deep sea exploration expedition near Bermuda for observation and also for taking pictures.

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The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives

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Fishing lines tangled to and breaking corals in Cape Verde

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Coral reefs are contaminated with plastic from fishing

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Cooks petrel

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Threatened seabirds are foraging at plastic pollution hotspots

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UK and Ireland suffer one of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth

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Striking panoramic seascape view on a rocky Atlantic Ocean Coast during a vibrant sunset. Taken at Crow Head, North Twillingate Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures

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Sir Maurice Youge, Internationally renowned marine zoologist (1899-1986). His hybrid form is based on the local murex shell

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These beautiful sculptures are watching over the Great Barrier Reef

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We’ve been drastically underestimating Earth’s microbial diversity

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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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Blue Machine review: Earth's ocean as a giant engine

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Blue Machine review: Earth's ocean as a giant engine

Helen Czerski's fascinating new book casts the ocean as an extraordinary giant engine, and helps us grasp its complex physics and its key role in climate change

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Ocean-fertilising bacteria work together to adapt to light levels

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5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

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Common compostable plastic fails to break down after a year at sea

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US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean

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