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Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining

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Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

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But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining

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