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Centre , whose team are investigating the seabed megafauna of the region . “ We are also encouraged by The Metals Company ’ s proactive approach , desire to support highquality science and commitment to make all of our findings publicly available .”
In May this year , The Metals Company unveiled designs for seafloor mineral collector robots , carbon-neutral vessels and waste-free metals processing and recycling plants it hopes will enable a circular supply chain for battery metals .
In too deep ? The World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) is calling for a deep-sea mining ban until its potential effects have been more widely researched . The WWF has been joined by four leading global companies calling for a moratorium on deep seabed mining – BMW , Samsung SDI , Google and Volvo Group – and concerned by the potential for significant risks to economies and to ocean health that could arise from opening up the deep seabed to the extraction of minerals .
" We welcome this important step and call on other companies who care about the ocean to join these leaders by signing on to the statement . It is a clear message to those who are swayed by the false promise that deep seabed mining is a ‘ green ’ and attractive investment proposition . It is not so ," said John Tanzer , the WWF ’ s Global Ocean Leader .
In a joint statement released in March , the companies said : “ Despite uncertainties and risks to the future health of our ocean and to those who depend upon it for food and
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