Film documents race to identify species before deep-sea mining

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The documentary frames the research as urgent: scientists estimate only 0.001% of the deep sea floor has been observed by humans, and the Clarion Clipperton Zone is marked as a hotspot for industrial mining due to mineral-rich nodules on the seabed. It can take up to 14 years to name a newly identified species.