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An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a study to recommend a research strategy on seabed mining for critical minerals. This project will include an overview of the technological feasibility and economic potential of extracting seabed minerals; identification of information needed to establish baselines in habitats found at proposed mining sites and surrounding areas; and the potential social, cultural, and economic impacts of seabed mining, including cumulative effects and possible methods to mitigate negative impacts.
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