Mining companies argue that deep sea mining is less costly and causes less damage than mining on land.

矿业公司认为，深海采矿比陆地采矿成本更低，造成的损害也更小。

French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this year that he supports a ban on deep sea mining.

法国总统马克龙今年早些时候表示，他支持禁止深海采矿。

Other concerns over deep sea mining include how money would be divided and how mining companies would be supervised.

关于深海采矿的其他担忧包括资金将如何分配，以及矿业公司将如何受到监管。

But some scientists are worried that deep sea mining will damage the environment and the biological systems important to the atmosphere.

但一些科学家担心，深海采矿会破坏环境和对大气至关重要的生物系统。