Medicines from the Deep: The Importance of Protecting the High Seas from Bottom Trawling
Medical research suggests that novel compounds from the deep sea hold tremendous promise for treating human disease, highlighting the need to protect the fragile deep ocean bottom from destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling.
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