Evidently, concerns like long -
term human wellbeing, biodiversity preservation and the integrity of Earth's body are momentarily at odds with powerful economic and political forces which relentlessly and unrealistically maintain an economic system marked by unrestricted and increasing per capita consumption, unbridled and expanding economic globalization, and continuous and rapid growth of the human population.
Scientists around the world conducting research into what actually exists in ocean depths, as well as: the impacts of fishing and other
human activities on these deep unknown spaces and species; and what types of improved management options may help to conserve these natural assets (and their contribution to planetary and
human wellbeing) for the long
term.