# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqEMlrDQPG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38253106-centerforbiodiv-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-24T19:04:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just published two applications from The Metals Company seeking permits to conduct exploratory deep sea mining operations in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ). 

This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.

Deep sea mining threatens permanent damage to the ocean floor, one of the last intact ecosystems on Earth. The deep ocean – especially the Clarion-Clipperton Zone – contains an abundance and diversity of life, with species new-to-science collected all the time.

But this richness doesn't prevent industry from regularly trying to use it for mining. They want access to its deposits of manganese, nickel, copper, and cobalt.

“The Trump administration is getting dangerously close to sacrificing life on the ocean floor, one of the last intact ecosystems on Earth,” said David Derrick, a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity.

“These mining applications are based more on fantasy than data, and they make major assumptions about unproven technology. Sediment plumes, toxic metals and noise pose enormous risks to animals at every level of the marine food web, but officials and mining companies continue to stick their heads in the sand. The deep ocean isn’t an industrial test site for experiments for corporate profit, and Americans don’t want the oceans sold to the highest bidder.”

Deep-sea mining may irreparably harm ocean ecosystems before we even have a chance to fully study its impacts. That's one reason the Center has taken a lead role against deep-sea mining. Learn more about this work by going to the link in our bio and selecting this post 🐋🐳 

[Image description: Aerial image of two sperm whales touching their heads together. A third whale can be seen in the bottom of the image. They are surrounded by calm, dark blue water. There's a quote from David Derrick, Staff Attorney, in the right-hand corner of the image. It reads: "The Trump administration is getting dangerously close to sacrificing life on the ocean floor, one of the last intact ecosystems on Earth."]

#Oceans #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #ClarionClippertonZone #Whales #EndangeredSpecies

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deepseamining, clarionclippertonzone, whales, marinelife, oceans, endangeredspecies

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