Statistics reveal that a mere 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually explored since 1958. Researchers from the Ocean Discovery League employed two methods to estimate global deep seafloor observation over the past seven decades. The dive-based method suggests a maximum visual seabed coverage of 2130 km². In contrast, the time-based method estimates a coverage of 3823 km². The Earth’s total surface area spans 510 million km², with the seafloor accounting for 360 million km², or approximately 71%. Of this ocean area, 93% is deep seafloor, which equates to about 335.7 million km² or 66% of the Earth’s total surface area. These figures underscore the vastness of the deep sea and the minimal extent to which it has been explored.
Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
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May 26 THE DEEP OCEAN IS BASICALLY A MYSTERY WE HAVE ONLY SEEN 0.001 PERCENT OF IT
Scientists just revealed we have explored less of the deep ocean than your cat has explored under the couch.
Covering 66 percent of Earth’s surface, this underwater world remains almost entirely unseen.
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
@DeepSeaConserve
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Jun 5 The #DeepSea makes up 90% of the marine environment, yet just 5% of the ocean is estimated to have been explored.
There is so much to discover in the #DeepSea, but what we know is that it is critical for the functioning of our planet.
#DefendTheDeep
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
@DeepSeaConserve
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Jun 5 New study reveals previously undocumented biodiversity in sediments and polymetallic nodules in the Central Indian Ocean Basin.
The findings offer a crucial baseline for assessing environmental risks from potential #DeepSeaMining. #DefendTheDeep
@NOAA
https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064525000360?via%3Dihub…
Ethical Skeptic
@EthicalSkeptic
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May 4 Folleagues Knew…
First Argo returns show unexpected heating of abyssal oceanic depths – as predicted by ECDO Theory.
ChatGPT: “The fact that temperature increases at the greatest pressures (Depths = 4300 – 5900 indicates a non-atmospheric energy source—a classic
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
@DeepSeaConserve
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Jun 4 The deep sea makes up 90% of the ocean, yet we’ve only seen 0.001% of it.
As the #OceanDecade advances, #UNOC3 is a crucial moment to invest in and prioritise deep-sea science and protect the wonders we’re only beginning to discover. #SaveOurOcean #DefendTheDeep #OOSC
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