{"id":1580,"date":"2013-07-07T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2021-12-06T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:35:28","slug":"deep-seabed-mining-an-urgent-wake-up-call-to-protect-our-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/publication\/1580\/deep-seabed-mining-an-urgent-wake-up-call-to-protect-our-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Seabed Mining: An urgent wake-up call to protect our oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-966x1366.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport-241x340.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But now, this mostly unknown world is facing large-scale industrial exploitation \u2013 as mining of the deep seabed for minerals fast becomes reality. As land-based minerals become depleted and prices rise, the search for new sources of supply is turning to the sea floor. <\/p>\n<p>This emerging industry, facilitated by advances in technology, poses a major threat to our oceans, which are already suffering from a number of pressures including overfishing, pollution, and the effects of climate change. There\u2019s an urgent need for high seas protection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/DeepSeabedMiningReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the report [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-1056 \"\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\/canada\/en\/act\/donate\/\" \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-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/GP04IOF.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=\"Rainbow Warrior Open Boat in Melbourne\" title=\"Rainbow Warrior Open Boat in Melbourne\"\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\/canada\/en\/act\/donate\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate\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\">Greenpeace is a people-powered, science-based, and action-oriented organization that does not take money from corporations or governments. 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