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Life in the world's deepest seas: The challenge of finding 1,000 new marine species by 2030

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Average depth of the ocean is 3.5km (the equivalent of crossing San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge twice) The deep sea has caught the attention of global powers in recent years due to its abundance of natural resources that may one day become scarce on dry land, such as nickel and manganese.

The International Seabed Authority ( ISA ) was established in 1994 to regulate extraction of these resources.