However, deep-sea Arctic environments are increasingly under threat due to climate change and ocean acidification as well as the ongoing expansion of human activities such as fishing, shipping, and hydrocarbon production into deeper and higher-latitude waters.
En þessi norðlægu svæði eru undir auknu álagi af völdum hnattrænnar hlýnunar og súrnun sjávar, sem og auknum athöfnum mannsins, svo sem af völdum veiða, skipaflutninga og olíuvinnslu, oft á miklu dýpi.