I agree the creatures themselves are incredible, but the cost barrier is a huge reason so much of the deep ocean remains a mystery. That’s exactly why deep sea exploration should be part of conservation planning without baseline data on what lives there, it’s hard to protect it from things like deep sea mining or climate driven changes. Investing in exploration now helps identify fragile ecosystems before human activity reaches them, rather than reacting after damage is already done.
I agree the creatures themselves are incredible, but the cost barrier is a huge reason so much of the deep ocean remains a mystery. That’s exactly why deep sea exploration should be part of conservation planning without baseline data on what lives there, it’s hard to protect it from things like deep sea mining or climate driven changes. Investing in exploration now helps identify fragile ecosystems before human activity reaches them, rather than reacting after damage is already done.