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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I'd venture to say that, while the oceans are more depleted now than before, there are also a bevy of new species that have yet to be found. I think it might be flourishing more than some think, especially at deeper levels.
That said, mapping the ocean is a double-edged sword. It might open up previously-untouched areas to heavy fishing and resource depletion.
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I didn't read the article, but-
I don't think the mapping will have anything to do with fishing per se.
This will be deep water exploration, beyond any fishing depths. We need to know how deep life goes, what kind of life is there, what is the geology like down there, etc.
There is a loose argument to be made that the whole ocean is an ecosystem, and we might discover something down there that affects the fish population and thereby effects the fishing industry, but that is not the goal, I don't think.