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Scientists reveal how ship anchor damage is scarring Antarctica’s seafloor and threatening fragile ecosystems.
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Each vessel that anchors in 30-40 meters of water might disturb at least 1,600 meters of seafloor, not counting further damage from chains dragging if ships move, she said.
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Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Ship anchors and their chains are damaging the Antarctic seafloor and killing unique marine life, say researchers ...
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Anchors can be metres wide, and crush the living things they land on, but it's the chain connecting the anchor to the ship that often does the most damage as it drags laterally across the sea bed.