26-Year-Old Mining Plow Trench (IMAGE) Center for Ocean Solutions Caption A 26-year-old test mining track (1.5 m wide) created at the seafloor of the CCZ illustrating the extremely slow recovery of these abyssal ecosystems from physical disturbance. Credit Copyright Ifremer, Nodinaut cruise (2004) Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.