Sites targeted for deep-sea mining teeming with new species

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaAug 9, 2016, 5:40 am138 pts
An area targeted for deep sea mining is teeming with diverse life forms, including several new species, a new study has found. Countries have been eyeing the deep seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) -- a massive 6 million square kilometers (~2.3 million square miles) area in the Pacific Ocean -- for…

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