Depending on the mining type there are varying degrees of depth overlap between impacts and species depth ranges. We highlight four recommendations including limiting discharge plumes to below 2,000 meters to limit overlap with sharks and rays.
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New paper led by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social looking at the threats deep sea mining poses for sharks, rays, and chimaeras. We found 30 species are threatened via various pathways including collector impact and plumes at depth and pelagic discharge plumes.

Despite lots of work already being done, these aspects (movement, trophic interactions, and demographics) are often studied in isolation. But they are each a piece of the puzzle. Often times there are taxonomic biases in research. This doesn't even cover the rays! @natklinard.bsky.social

Sharks and rays can play many ecological roles (predators, prey, vectors, etc). The functional roles of individuals scale up depending on the ecological context. And there are many questions to consider @natklinard.bsky.social @johnwayne5.bsky.social

This is a fantastic paper and has one of the best closing paragraphs of all time!

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