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The Hidden Treasures of the Deep Sea | SLICE SCIENCE | FULL DOC

Documentary: Gold Rush in the Pacific Directed by: Friederike Lorenz, Tamar Baumgarten-Noort Production: Gruppe 5, ZDF, ARTE #DeepSeaMining #ManganeseNodules #OceanExploration #MarineEcosystem #SeabedResources #EnvironmentalImpact #DeepSeaResearch #ClimateChange #SustainableFuture #marinebiodiversity [...] ### Description 8,539 views Posted: 2025-02-19 Hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean, manganese nodules hold the promise of a new industrial revolution. But extracting them from 4,000 meters deep could disrupt fragile deep-sea ecosystems. Scientists aboard the research vessel SONNE explore the risks and consequences of deep-sea mining, uncovering secrets that may shape our future. [...] [2:28] months scientif s from all over the world want to explore the seabed of the Pacific to do so they will inevitably [2:36] need to look to the Future a future in which raw materials will be mined from the [2:52] seabed what will happen to this untouched part of the earth when people start to intrude here [3:07] researchers know that an industry utilizing deep sea mining will advance well in an ecosystem that is important