# Strategic new protections could link 13 Pacific deep-sea reserves into connected network

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:00:14+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-strategic-link-pacific-deep-sea.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/strategic-new-protections-could-link-13-pacific-deep-sea-reserves-into-e3e02f/

Protected areas have been set up to shield deep-sea life from the impacts of seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean. However, new research led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and published in Nature Ecology & Evolution highlights an opportunity to make these protections even more effective.

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