Julian Jackson (@allatsea.bsky.social)

I joined Pew Trusts’ "After the Fact" podcast to talk about the deep sea—and why so much about it is still unknown. We explore what’s at stake as interest in #DeepSeaMining grows, and what we still need to understand before moving forward. 🦑 🎧here: pewtrsts.org/42OPvFG

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What Does a Barbie Pig Have to Do With Seabed Mining? Meet the “barbie pig,” “gummy squirrel,” and “headless chicken monster”: These fantastical-sounding nicknames belong to real creatures living in the deep sea—one of the most extreme environments on Earth. And taxonomists, the scientists who discover and name new species, are finding new life in the ocean with every expedition to its depths. In fact, the deep sea makes up 90% of the marine environment, yet recent science suggests we've seen less than 1% of it. https://pewtrsts.org/42OPvFG