As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward. Really!

Alarmism and hysteria! This has been researched multiple times in the past since about the 1970s/1980s, e.g. Norway offshore drilling of crude oil, mining of deep-sea polymetallic nodules, Great Barrier Reef etc.

Yes, these ecosystems do recover over time!

As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward | Science | AAAS "A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining"