Documentary examines deep-sea life amid mining concerns

A new film following scientists exploring the Pacific seabed highlights the ecological richness of areas threatened by industrial deep-sea mining.

First covered Sep 22, 2026 · 12:00 AM PT · 1 article

Documentary examines deep-sea life amid mining concerns — Image via theguardian.com

Coverage

5d Guardian Environment Meet Barbie Pig: new documentary reveals the wonders of life on the Pacific seabed — A magical new film captures the secret life of the deep sea in a stretch of the ocean at risk from industrial mining A magical film that explores the wonders…

Primary sources

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov How little we’ve seen: A visual coverage estimate of the deep seafloor

More coverage from around the web

southernfriedscience.com Nodules, Lost Mines, and Dark Oxygen: A new documentary on deep-sea mining asks important questions about the future of the industry. – Southern Fried Science

resilience.org Deep Sea Greed (documentary film review) - Resilience.org

jpi-oceans.eu ARTE documentary highlights the unique scientific work by the JPI Oceans MiningImpact 2 project | JPI Oceans

pulitzercenter.org Pulled From the Deep: Scientists Found a ‘Lost’ Deep-Sea Mining Site off the SC Coast. What Secrets Does It Hold? | Pulitzer Center

inkl.com Meet Barbie Pig: new documentary reveals the wonders of life on the Pacific seabed

Appeared in: 2026-09-22 (#17)

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