{"id":58887,"date":"2023-03-23T07:28:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=58887"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:01:20","slug":"deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep-Sea Mining &#8211; A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deep sea mining (DSM) has not begun anywhere in the world yet. But it\u2019s a crisis in the making as governments rush to greenlight this highly destructive industry in one of the most fragile environments on our planet. Some who aim to make a profit support its launch, but as awareness grows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/feb\/06\/leaked-video-footage-of-ocean-pollution-shines-light-on-deep-sea-mining\">many more are opposing<\/a>, and with good reason.<\/p>\n\n<p>A vast area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii, Mexico and Kiribati known as the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) has been earmarked for the first commercial-scale deep sea mining operations in international waters. If given the green light, it would be the single biggest mining operation in human history. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seabedminingsciencestatement.org\/\">More than 700 scientists<\/a> have warned us that the industry poses permanent risks to nature and climate on multi-generational timescales.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am-600x467.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am-437x340.png 437w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/0f9d341e-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.02.19-am.png 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of deep sea mining exploration license areas each 75,000 square kilometers. Sourced from the International Seabed Authority website, www.isa.jm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is made up of 167 countries and is responsible for regulating deep sea mining activities in international waters, which cover about half the surface of the planet. Each mining permit covers 75,000 square kilometres. About 2 \u2044 3&#8217;s the size of Te Ika a Maui (North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand), or more than the total land area of all of the Pacific Large Ocean States put together.<\/p>\n\n<p>And that\u2019s just one. There are currently 16 exploration permits of that size in the CCZ, which collectively amount to over 1.2 million square kilometres. The second map below shows those same exploration permit areas overlain on a map of Canada at a 1:1 scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am-1024x780.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am-600x457.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am-446x340.png 446w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/a302cee6-screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-10.29.01-am.png 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ISA Exploration contract areas overlaid on Canada at 1:1 scale. Source, Oceans North<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Strip-mining vast areas of the seafloor is inherently destructive and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/23164\/5-reasons-to-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\">no part in a sustainable future for people and the planet<\/a>. Direct impacts include; killing and sucking up every living thing in the path of the mining machine and permanently removing habitat that has taken many millions of years to form. Scientists have also warned that deep-sea mining risks disturbing one of our planet&#8217;s largest carbon sinks. Mining operations would also have indirect impacts, including kicking up super fine sediment that would float and travel in the water for days before settling and smothering areas surrounding the mine sites. The 24\/7 noise created by the mining machines in an otherwise very quiet place, would travel much further than on land, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/feb\/14\/deep-sea-mining-noise-poses-harm-blue-whales-scientists-warn\">impacting whales and dolphins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Wastewater pumped back into the ocean is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/feb\/06\/leaked-video-footage-of-ocean-pollution-shines-light-on-deep-sea-mining\">likely to be toxic and cause water cloudiness<\/a>, causing long-term and wide-reaching impacts on species that use bioluminescence to hunt or find mates, as well as migratory species such as whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Miners plan to push it down a pipe into the water column to about 1200 metres depth. It could be toxic, containing sediment and metal fines affecting a range of species, including tuna. Particles so fine that they are expected to travel for hundreds to thousands of kilometres from the pipe in all directions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The wondrous creatures of the deep, dark ocean have existed and evolved to live in harmony with their environment. At a time of converging biodiversity and climate crises, the protection of one of our last remaining wilderness areas, and a critical carbon sink, should be our obsession. Rather than open this fragile environment up to a new frontier of industrial extraction, we must hit the brakes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Our ocean and our planet needs a break. Antarctica was saved from mining over thirty years ago when it was&nbsp; deemed \u2018a natural reserve dedicated to peace and science.\u2019 We have the same opportunity now to turn away from destructive activities and call upon our duty of care and guardianship for future generations. Our governments must urgently call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, and ISA member States should ensure regulations are not adopted, and no mining contracts are granted.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill is-style-parallax\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x684.jpg);background-position:60% 36%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Phil McCabe\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1600px) calc((1320px - 24px) \/ 2.1739),(min-width: 1200px) calc((1140px - 24px) \/ 2.1739),(min-width: 992px) calc((960px - 24px) \/ 2.1739),(min-width: 768px) calc((720px - 24px) \/ 2.1739),(min-width: 601px) calc((540px - 24px) \/ 2.1739),(min-width: 577px) calc((540px - 24px) \/ 1), calc(100vw - 24px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-58888 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>Phil McCabe is an oceans campaigner and part of the Pacific delegation attending the&nbsp;International Seabed Authority (ISA) conference this week. <\/em>Phil <em>travelled to the ISA last week with a group of Pacific activists onboard Greenpeace\u2019s ship last, the Arctic Sunrise. He speaks about the immense scale of deep sea mining applications and how truly devastating it will be.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-52168 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-510x266.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Stop deep sea mining\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">It\u2019s time for New Zealand to take a stand. Join our call on the New Zealand government to back a global moratorium on seabed mining.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guest blog post was written by Ocean campaigner Phil McCabe who is part of the Pacific delegation attending the\u00a0International Seabed Authority (ISA) conference this week. Quack is of\u00a0Ng\u0101puhi, Ng\u0101ti&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":58888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions - @philoceans ","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[15,25,32],"p4-page-type":[6],"class_list":["post-58887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenpeace","tag-arctic-sunrise","tag-oceans","tag-peoplepower","p4-page-type-story"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This guest blog post was written by Ocean campaigner Phil McCabe who is part of the Pacific delegation attending the\u00a0International Seabed Authority (ISA) conference this week. Quack is of\u00a0Ng\u0101puhi, Ng\u0101ti&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greenpeace.nz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"801\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aden Miles Morunga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@GreenpeaceNZ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GreenpeaceNZ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Aden Miles Morunga\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Aden Miles Morunga\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8\"},\"headline\":\"Deep-Sea Mining &#8211; A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\"},\"wordCount\":717,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"GreenpeaceShips\",\"Oceans\",\"PeoplePower\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Greenpeace\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\",\"name\":\"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":801,\"caption\":\"The 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority starts on 16th March with world delegates gathering in Kingston, Jamaica less than two weeks after the Global Ocean Treaty was agreed at the United Nations. The meeting is a critical moment for the future of the oceans as deep sea mining companies are rushing the start of this risky industry.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Deep-Sea Mining &#8211; A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/\",\"name\":\"Greenpeace Aotearoa\",\"description\":\"Our mission is to ensure Earth\u2019s ability to nurture life in all its diversity.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8\",\"name\":\"Aden Miles Morunga\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKXAUeHW_SrF_mtsP4Ox7Asvu_4usgU2K3gtQbHFYA2=s96-c\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKXAUeHW_SrF_mtsP4Ox7Asvu_4usgU2K3gtQbHFYA2=s96-c\",\"caption\":\"Aden Miles Morunga\"},\"description\":\"Ko Taupiri te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Tainui te waka Ko Tainui te iwi Ko Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Patupo, Ngaati Apakura te hapuu Ko Tuurangawaewae te marae Noo Ngaaruawahia ahau Ko Morunga tooku whaanau Ko Aden Miles tooku ingoa.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/amorunga\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST","og_description":"This guest blog post was written by Ocean campaigner Phil McCabe who is part of the Pacific delegation attending the\u00a0International Seabed Authority (ISA) conference this week. Quack is of\u00a0Ng\u0101puhi, Ng\u0101ti&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/","og_site_name":"Greenpeace Aotearoa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greenpeace.nz","article_published_time":"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":801,"url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Aden Miles Morunga","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@GreenpeaceNZ","twitter_site":"@GreenpeaceNZ","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Aden Miles Morunga","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/"},"author":{"name":"Aden Miles Morunga","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8"},"headline":"Deep-Sea Mining &#8211; A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST","datePublished":"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/"},"wordCount":717,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg","keywords":["GreenpeaceShips","Oceans","PeoplePower"],"articleSection":["Greenpeace"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/","name":"Deep-Sea Mining - A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-22T18:28:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-11T23:01:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/03\/f11ef9e8-gp0stvnvq_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg","width":1200,"height":801,"caption":"The 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority starts on 16th March with world delegates gathering in Kingston, Jamaica less than two weeks after the Global Ocean Treaty was agreed at the United Nations. The meeting is a critical moment for the future of the oceans as deep sea mining companies are rushing the start of this risky industry."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-a-threat-of-continental-proportions-guest-post\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Deep-Sea Mining &#8211; A threat of continental proportions | GUEST POST"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/","name":"Greenpeace Aotearoa","description":"Our mission is to ensure Earth\u2019s ability to nurture life in all its diversity.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/894553b58f914fa9a7157965ea4d56d8","name":"Aden Miles Morunga","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKXAUeHW_SrF_mtsP4Ox7Asvu_4usgU2K3gtQbHFYA2=s96-c","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKXAUeHW_SrF_mtsP4Ox7Asvu_4usgU2K3gtQbHFYA2=s96-c","caption":"Aden Miles Morunga"},"description":"Ko Taupiri te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Tainui te waka Ko Tainui te iwi Ko Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Patupo, Ngaati Apakura te hapuu Ko Tuurangawaewae te marae Noo Ngaaruawahia ahau Ko Morunga tooku whaanau Ko Aden Miles tooku ingoa.","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/amorunga\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58887"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58918,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58887\/revisions\/58918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58887"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=58887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}