
Environment
The Race Is on to Mine and Protect the Deep Seafloor
The race is on to exploit—and protect—the ocean floor
Matthew H. Alford is a physical oceanography professor and associate director of the Marine Physical Laboratory at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Credit: Nick Higgins
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