{"id":53443,"date":"2023-10-06T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/?p=53443"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:36:56","slug":"la-gema-oculta-lo-que-esconde-un-monstruoso-buque-minero-asentado-en-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/mexico\/blog\/53443\/la-gema-oculta-lo-que-esconde-un-monstruoso-buque-minero-asentado-en-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLa gema oculta\u201d, lo que esconde un monstruoso buque minero asentado en M\u00e9xico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Su nombre, <strong><em>Hidden gem<\/em> o<em> Gema oculta<\/em><\/strong> (en espa\u00f1ol), alude a algo precioso; su funcionamiento, por el contrario, revela las terribles intenciones de <em><strong>The Metals Company<\/strong>,<\/em> una corporaci\u00f3n transnacional que busca destruir el oc\u00e9ano bajo razones econ\u00f3micas. De entrar en acci\u00f3n, este barco pondr\u00eda en riesgo el refugio del pulpo fantasma para reproducirse, la vida marina en general y la salud de todo el planeta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/6a339a2b-hidden-gem-mexico.jpg\" title=\"Hidden Gem buque minero anclado en las costas de Manzanillo, Colima, M\u00e9xico.\" alt=\"Hidden Gem buque minero anclado en las costas de Manzanillo, Colima, M\u00e9xico.\" class=\"wp-image-55911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/6a339a2b-hidden-gem-mexico.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/6a339a2b-hidden-gem-mexico-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/6a339a2b-hidden-gem-mexico-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/6a339a2b-hidden-gem-mexico-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Iv\u00e1n Castaneira, Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un coloso en las playas mexicanas: as\u00ed es el Hidden Gem<\/h2>\n\n<p>Desde noviembre de 2022, el paisaje de las playas de Manzanillo, Colima, en M\u00e9xico, est\u00e1 manchado por una m\u00e1quina negra y roja de proporciones gigantescas. Se trata tal vez del buque minero m\u00e1s grande del mundo. Su presencia en nuestro pa\u00eds es, hoy, un tema sobre el que discuten los gobiernos de todos los pa\u00edses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>El <em>Hidden Gem<\/em> mide 228 m de largo, 42 de ancho y tiene una capacidad para 200 personas, de acuerdo con informaci\u00f3n publicada por <em>Allseas<\/em>, la empresa a la que pertenece. Este buque es tan grande que podr\u00eda verse desde cualquier avi\u00f3n que sobrevuele Manzanillo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"El barco Hidden Gem es un encargo de la minera canadiense The Metals Company, la primera empresa en anunciar sus intenciones de presentar una solicitud para explotar el fondo marino en la Zona Clarion Clipperton (CCZ), un \u00e1rea entre M\u00e9xico y Hawaii.\" alt=\"Fotograf\u00eda del Hidden Gem, un barco minero de aguas profundas anclado en la Bah\u00eda de Manzanillo, Colima.\" class=\"wp-image-55912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/cf788fca-hidden-gem-protesta-mexico.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El barco Hidden Gem es un encargo de la minera canadiense The Metals Company, la primera empresa en anunciar sus intenciones de presentar una solicitud para explotar el fondo marino en la Zona Clarion Clipperton (CCZ), un \u00e1rea entre M\u00e9xico y Hawaii.\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Gustavo Graf \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Una amenaza real para el fondo marino y el pulpo fantasma<\/h3>\n\n<p>Este barco fue creado para perforar monta\u00f1as y colinas submarinas, un paisaje marino que es hogar de antiguos arrecifes de coral y miles de especies de las que a\u00fan conocemos muy poco. En 2021, este barco fue adaptado para realizar miner\u00eda submarina \u2014la cual a\u00fan no est\u00e1 permitida\u2014 por lo que seguir\u00e1 destinado a destruir el oc\u00e9ano.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>El <em>Hidden Gem<\/em> arrasar\u00e1 con los fondos marinos para recolectar n\u00f3dulos polimet\u00e1licos<\/strong>, que son peque\u00f1os dep\u00f3sitos minerales de cobre, n\u00edquel, manganeso y otros minerales de inter\u00e9s econ\u00f3mico. Estos n\u00f3dulos polimet\u00e1licos son el hogar de animales inm\u00f3viles, como corales y esponjas, que a su vez proporcionan h\u00e1bitat para otros animales; al extraerlos y retirarlos, se ponen en riesgo miles de vidas marinas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Una de las v\u00edctimas letales de esta actividad es el pulpo fantasma, llamado as\u00ed por su hermosa apariencia trasl\u00facida. Las esponjas que utiliza este fascinante animal para poner sus huevos s\u00f3lo se encuentran en los minerales o n\u00f3dulos polimet\u00e1licos codiciados por la <strong>industria minera<\/strong>. \u00bfTe parece justo que una actividad humana amenace s\u00f3lo por fines econ\u00f3micos la vida del pulpo, sus cr\u00edas y otras especies?<\/p>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;53426,53427,53428,53429&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;{\\&quot;53426\\&quot;:\\&quot;69% 44%\\&quot;,\\&quot;53427\\&quot;:\\&quot;50% 71%\\&quot;,\\&quot;53428\\&quot;:\\&quot;46% 43%\\&quot;,\\&quot;53429\\&quot;:\\&quot;39% 80%\\&quot;}&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.69&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.44&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:53426},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.50&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.71&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:53427},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.46&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.43&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:53428},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:&quot;0.39&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0.80&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:53429}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ec7bd526-ghost-octopus-1024x706-1-493x340.jpg 493w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Casper the friendly octopod -- a potential new species of octopod discovered during the first Okeanos dive in Papah\\u0101naumoku\\u0101kea Marine National Monument during March of 2016! The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research team found this friendly looking octopod at a depth of more than 2.5 miles on the northeast side of Necker Island, its pale and ghostly figure resembling the cartoon ghost Casper in the deep. Unlike most described species of octopods, this one is equipped with only a single row of suckers down each arm, in contrast to the two rows most octopods have. Even more intriguing is that most deep sea octopods possess fins that help them navigate in the depths, but it seems that this one does not!\\n\\nImage courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016\\nDate\\t9 March 2016, 17:54&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;69% 44%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/cba1fc8c-gp1swps6_medium_res_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Deep-water decapod (Sergestes larva, decapod crustacean). The larval crayfish of the genus Sergestes has finely branched antennae that allow it to float in the free water column. Adult Sergestes crayfish are able to prevent shadows from being cast in the twilight by means of weak bioluminescence (self-produced light) on the underside of their bodies, thus camouflaging themselves from predators lurking below. The intensity of their glow is adapted to the current amount of light coming from above.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;50% 71%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/ed1799e4-gp0stwtae_medium_res_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A crab (brachyura) in its megalopa larva stage rides on a jellyfish.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;46% 43%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-mexico-stateless\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/850e73e9-gp0stwtaj_medium_res_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Image of a captive Trachymedusa (Ptychogastria polaris). This jelly fish was found in a water depth of 680 meters in the North Atlantic.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;39% 80%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}}\"><section class=\"block carousel-wrap \"><\/section><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pruebas, ambiciones y permisos pendientes de The Metals Company<\/h2>\n\n<p>Actualmente el <em>Hidden Gem <\/em>permanece inactivo, pero desde agosto de 2022 la minera canadiense <em>The Metals Company<\/em> lo trajo a M\u00e9xico con el objetivo de realizar sus operaciones de prueba. Permanece aqu\u00ed probablemente por su cercan\u00eda con la Zona Clarion Clipperton (ZCC) (de la que hablaremos m\u00e1s adelante), a la espera de realizar operaciones de explotaci\u00f3n alg\u00fan d\u00eda, cuando obtengan el permiso.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>De hecho, el 14 de septiembre de 2022, el <em>Hidden Gem<\/em> zarp\u00f3 para probar su maquinaria. Despu\u00e9s de pasar ocho semanas en alta mar, arrib\u00f3 nuevamente a Manzanillo el 16 de noviembre de 2022 y desde el 22 de noviembre de 2022 permanece fondeado en la bah\u00eda de Manzanillo en espera de reiniciar sus operaciones mineras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zona Clarion Clipperton: el tesoro codiciado<\/h2>\n\n<p>Su intenci\u00f3n es saquear la llamada Zona Clarion Clipperton (ZCC), que est\u00e1 en la parte centro-oriente del Oc\u00e9ano Pac\u00edfico, entre Haw\u00e1i y M\u00e9xico. Esta \u00e1rea tiene 6 millones de km\u00b2 \u2013tres veces el tama\u00f1o de M\u00e9xico\u2013 y est\u00e1 compuesta por llanuras, colinas abisales, montes submarinos con muchos minerales pero tambi\u00e9n miles de especies marinas.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\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=\"? Lo que la industria de miner\u00eda en aguas profundas no quiere que veas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/krKazbGRlR0?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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Aunque ha presionado a los gobiernos, la minera canadiense <em>The Metals Company <\/em>no ha obtenido el permiso por parte de la <strong>Autoridad Internacional de los Fondos Marinos<\/strong> para extraer minerales con fines comerciales. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\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:\/\/act.gp\/3ruyYrx\" target=\"_blank\"\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-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2023\/10\/74ecdb94-22-hg-gg-1-510x340.jpg 510w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico protestan en contra de la miner\u00eda submarina.\" title=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico protestan en contra de la miner\u00eda submarina.\"\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:\/\/act.gp\/3ruyYrx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDona y ayuda a frenar el inicio de la miner\u00eda submarina\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\">El trabajo de Greenpeace solo es posible por donativos que realizan personas como t\u00fa, s\u00famate con un donativo mensual.<\/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:\/\/act.gp\/3ruyYrx\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        Quiero donar\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Las defensoras del mar confrontan al buque<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico despliegan una manta en el Hidden Gem con el mensaje &quot;Destructor de los oc\u00e9anos&quot;.\" alt=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico despliegan una manta en el Hidden Gem con el mensaje &quot;Destructor de los oc\u00e9anos&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-55885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/49f1f97e-hidden-gem-protesta.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico suben al Hidden Gem, un barco minero de aguas profundas anclado en la Bah\u00eda de Manzanillo, Colima, y \u200b\u200bcolocan una pancarta con la leyenda &#8220;Destructor del Oc\u00e9ano&#8221;, en una protesta pac\u00edfica para proteger el oc\u00e9ano de la grave amenaza que la minera canadiense The Metals Company planea extraer minerales del lecho marino, lo cual pone en riesgo la salud del oc\u00e9ano y la vida de miles de especies marinas, adem\u00e1s de causar da\u00f1os irreparables al medio ambiente.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Con la presencia del <em>Hidden Gem<\/em> en las costas mexicanas, la industria minera manda a los gobiernos, a los inversionistas y a todo el planeta el mensaje de que tarde o temprano obtendr\u00e1 los permisos que necesita para iniciar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Lo \u00fanico que por ahora pondr\u00eda un alto a <em>The Metals Company<\/em> es la adopci\u00f3n por parte de todos los pa\u00edses de una moratoria que retrase el inicio de la miner\u00eda submarina hasta que haya m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre todos los da\u00f1os que podr\u00eda causar al planeta. Hasta ahora 21 pa\u00edses, entre los que no est\u00e1 M\u00e9xico, ya se pronunciaron a favor de esta moratoria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mujeres valientes: protesta sobre el mar<\/h3>\n\n<p>En el contexto de esta importante decisi\u00f3n internacional, el pasado 27 de septiembre un grupo de cinco mujeres j\u00f3venes, todas ellas defensoras del oc\u00e9ano y activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico, intentaron con mucho arrojo escalar el enorme <em>Hidden Gem.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem-683x1024.jpg\" title=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico suben al Hidden Gem, un barco minero de aguas profundas anclado en la Bah\u00eda de Manzanillo, Colima, y \u200b\u200bcolocan una pancarta con la leyenda &quot;Destructor del Oc\u00e9ano&quot;.\" alt=\"Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico suben al Hidden Gem, un barco minero de aguas profundas anclado en la Bah\u00eda de Manzanillo, Colima, y \u200b\u200bcolocan una pancarta con la leyenda &quot;Destructor del Oc\u00e9ano&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-55913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem-227x340.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-mexico-stateless\/2025\/05\/b62fdf3b-destructor-oceanos-hidden-gem.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activistas de Greenpeace M\u00e9xico subieron al Hidden Gem, el barco minero canadiense que se encuentra anclado en las costas de Manzanillo, Colima, M\u00e9xico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Las j\u00f3venes, que se prepararon durante meses, consiguieron colocar en el enorme buque una manta amarilla con la leyenda \u201c<strong>Destructor del oc\u00e9ano<\/strong>\u201d. Durante esta protesta, tambi\u00e9n se levantaron mantas con el mensaje: \u201c<strong>Alto a la miner\u00eda submarina<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p>Con esta acci\u00f3n, las j\u00f3venes defensoras amplificaron las voces y la convicci\u00f3n de miles de personas en M\u00e9xico que esperamos que la industria minera deje de presionar a los gobiernos para iniciar actividades extractivistas que pueden ser devastadoras. 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