"Yet despite their ecological importance, Alaska’s deep-sea sponge communities face growing threats from Donald Trump’s proposals to expand deep-sea mining for critical minerals such as nickel and copper – used in military and technological applications – as well as bottom trawling in the region."
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First seen: 2026-09-14 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-14 ·
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