Fragments, pieces, floating objects, drifting things.
– biochemical wastes, sewerage, garbage, bodies, pesticides – into the ocean all the time without thinking
or perhaps hoping that its vastness will cover up what we are doing.
But we also extract from the ocean
in ways that may unhinge our ecosystems to a greater degree.
Dr Susan Reid on 'Taking Criticality to Sea' recorded at the #criticalminerals symposium at @Sydney_Uni @SEI_Sydney @SueReid24
#extractivism #deepseamining #nodsm #defendthedeep #saveourseas #ClimateEmergency
#oceanjustice
Unearthing #criticalminerals with @SEI_Sydney 's Prof Susan Park @spark_syd is a 4-part podcast series out now: ep. 1 looks at the complexity of copper, lithium, and cobalt extraction
#sydneyideas
#extractivism
#EnergyCrisis
#RenewableEnergy
10 days ago @themetalsco’s major concern: ‚to ensure the safety and well-being of all personnel at sea.‘
Now, they are hosing peaceful protesters from kayaks.
Makes sense. 💡
#deepseamining @Greenpeace #DEFENDtheDEEP #protest
#Supertrawlers are giant pelagic trawlers, catching tonnes of their target species & huge levels of #bycatch, in kilometre-long nets with 200 metre wide net mouths. They operate globally & wreak havoc on marine ecosystems.
Article: https://www.blueplanetsociety.org/the-devastating-trail-supertrawlers-leave-behind/
#Dolphinsarentdiscard
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