{"id":62596,"date":"2024-03-01T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T02:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=62596"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:23:36","slug":"deep-sea-mining-scars-remain-fifty-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/deep-sea-mining-scars-remain-fifty-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep sea mining scars remain fifty years on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What do you see in this photo? Can you discern the deliberate pattern formed by the grey-blue dots? Can you feel the stillness in this place?<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/03\/c75a60fc-bp_track_mosaic_colored_small_cropped3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62597\" style=\"width:736px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/03\/c75a60fc-bp_track_mosaic_colored_small_cropped3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/03\/c75a60fc-bp_track_mosaic_colored_small_cropped3-600x200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/03\/c75a60fc-bp_track_mosaic_colored_small_cropped3-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/03\/c75a60fc-bp_track_mosaic_colored_small_cropped3-510x170.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>This is a recent image from the deep sea of the Blake Plateau off the coast of South Carolina, USA. It\u2019s the chilling aftermath of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/special_reports\/deep-sea-mining-south-carolina\/article_8aeed6fa-b6f4-11ee-aacc-f75a9a3ce382.html\">world\u2019s first-ever deep sea mining site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>What makes this really shocking is it was mined back in 1970, and yet it looks as though it happened yesterday.<\/p>\n\n<p>Fifty years have passed since the seabed was disrupted by a deep sea mining test, and yet, there is no sign of recovery. No life. Instead, all that remains are tracks left behind by mining machines and scattered rocks and mineral nodules. What was once a vibrant marine ecosystem now resembles a barren wasteland, a testament to the destructive greed of industry.<\/p>\n\n<p>Now, fifty years on, there are new companies seeking to repeat this harm right here in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n<p>Companies such as the Canadian miner The Metals Company are gearing up<strong> <\/strong>to plunder the depths of the Pacific Ocean for profit, leaving similar destruction in their wake. They\u2019re shamelessly greenwashing their plans with fancy PR and threatening to apply for a mining licence by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>This recently surfaced footage is another example of mounting evidence against a foolishly dangerous industry. We can bring it to the world\u2019s attention, and we can stop them.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/12\/8b88f792-gp0styi1h_medium_res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace International activists from around the world have paddled and protested around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for deep sea mining frontrunner, The Metals Company, on its last expedition before it files the world\u2019s first ever application to mine the seabed in the Pacific Ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Greenpeace and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/indigenous-pacific-leaders-call-on-countries-to-support-ban-on-deep-sea-mining\/\">our allies<\/a> have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/two-week-protest-at-sea-against-deep-sea-mining-comes-to-an-end-with-activists-undeterred\/\">confronted<\/a> the wannabe miners at sea <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-and-indigenous-activists-challenge-deep-sea-mining-expedition-in-the-pacific-ocean\/\">several times<\/a> in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-interrupt-investors-conference-to-say-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\">industry meetings<\/a> and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/governments-must-not-undermine-historic-global-ocean-treaty-by-giving-green-light-to-deep-sea-mining\/\">global stage<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/the-metals-company-threatens-greenpeace-with-injunction-but-activists-continue-pacific-protest-and-scale-the-miners-ship\/\">They have fought back<\/a>, but we have successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/uniting-pacific-against-deep-sea-mining\/\">tilted the table against them<\/a>. More and more countries are uniting in opposition to deep sea mining and the movement is growing in strength.<\/p>\n\n<p>We must keep the pressure on, and with your help, we will. Your support is crucial in this fight.<\/p>\n\n<p>Add your name to the call to stop deep sea mining while we still can.<\/p>\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\n<p>Today, we have a rare chance to heed the lessons of history and refuse to sacrifice our planet for profit before it is too late. By amplifying our efforts against this dangerous new industry, we can ensure that the devastation witnessed in the Blake Plateau remains an isolated tragedy, not a blueprint for future exploitation.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-deep-sea-mining\/\">Read more about deep sea mining.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you see in this photo? Can you discern the deliberate pattern formed by the grey-blue dots? 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