{"id":65173,"date":"2024-08-05T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T04:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=65173"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:11:48","slug":"seabed-mining-in-aotearoa-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/video\/seabed-mining-in-aotearoa-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabed mining in Aotearoa and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seabed mining in Aotearoa and beyond\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GR6FSzLgwcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-seabed-mining-and-why-does-it-threaten-the-oceans\/\">Seabed mining in Aotearoa<\/a> could be a fast track to deep sea mining in the Pacific. <\/p>\n\n<p>One of the first projects that could go ahead under the controversial Fast Track Approvals Bill is seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki. Unless it&#8217;s stopped, this could be the world&#8217;s first commercial seabed mine. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Australian-owned company Trans Tasman Resources is planning to suck up 50 million tons of iron sand every year for 35 years to extract vanadium, iron and titanium. Experts say it will have a devastating impact on marine life, such as the rare pygmy blue whale and the critically endangered M\u0101ui dolphin. <\/p>\n\n<p>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-fast-track-consenting-bill-whats-the-story\/\">Fast Track legislation<\/a>, Trans Tasman Resources could get the go ahead to mine, despite losing numerous legal hearings and facing fierce opposition from the local Indigenous iwi and hap\u016b, environmentalists and the community. 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