{"id":64872,"date":"2024-08-20T16:37:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=64872"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:58:56","slug":"seabed-mining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/explore\/seabed-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabed Mining in Aotearoa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Seabed mining in Aotearoa<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Seabed mining and deep sea mining are the destructive practices of stripping the ocean’s seabed for metals and minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what you need to know about seabed mining and how you can help stop it from starting in Aotearoa and the Pacific.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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BREAKING NEWS: A massive WIN for the moana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Fast-Track expert panel has declined Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR)’s application to mine the seabed<\/strong> in the South Taranaki Bight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a draft decision, the panel declined consent for the project, finding it would likely cause material harm to marine ecosystems and threatened species like pygmy blue whales and koror\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seabed mining or deep sea mining<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Seabed mining mainly refers to mining the relatively shallow waters around the coastline of Aotearoa. Australian-owned companies like Trans-Tasman Resources<\/a> are proposing to mine the seabed off the Taranaki Coast at depths of up to 50 metres. Deep sea mining refers to the proposed practice of mining the seabed of the Pacific Ocean or the Arctic at depths of up to 5,500 metres.<\/p>\n\n

Among many other risks to people and nature, mining the ocean floor in this way could damage the oceans beyond repair, threatening their ability to help fight climate change and sustain life on planet Earth.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace is campaigning to stop all ocean floor mining, but in Aotearoa, the threat of seabed mining in Taranaki is imminent.<\/p>\n\n

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