Answer:
The offshore mining or the mining in the ocean has a great negative impact on the surrounding environment. Some of the impacts are as follows-
- It can cause damage to the existing ecosystem, including the fishes, corals and other marine organisms.
- Any leakage in the pipelines, will pollute the oceanic water, thereby contaminating and releasing different harmful toxic chemicals
- Catastrophic oil spills and blow out in the oil wells could take place.
- If accident happens, then a lot of people would die.