Protecting Our Seas: Why Seabed Mining Threatens PNG’s Marine Life and Coastal Livelihoods
As corporate interests continue to eye deep-sea mineral extraction in the Pacific, severe environmental and health risks remain unaddressed. A recent report featured in The National underscores critical scientific warnings regarding the mobilization of heavy metals and radioactively charged alpha emitters from seabed disturbance—posing irreversible threats to marine biodiversity, coastal fisheries, and local food security