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an ambitious expedition has set taps to explore the deep sea going when no human has ever gone before. where a numerous deposits of minerals night dormant can chew menissi benefit from this on top. the source of wealth, the technology to harvest, it already exists. the 1st prototype of the deep sea collect tested the treasure stones, is called atanya. it's being tested at a depth of several 1000 meters. scientists and monitoring its deployments. because what is technically feasible might actually destroy a delicate underwater wells. is it less the risk? this isn't them going to them? these are basically batteries in stone form. this is exactly what you need to build a battery. there's manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper to conduct the electricity and environmental

protection. organize a sions such as green piece wants to prevent deep sea mining its own costs. the. it's the last cost of the planet that humans have yet to exploits for resources of the oceans. in danger, the making peace with nature is of the funding task of the century, preserving as restarting the oceans, ability to nurture humanity and regulatory climates would be that the funding challenges of these beckett's

71 percent of the surface is covered by oceans. it's the neurologist habitats on the planet, the, the ocean surface, an important teach buffer and comp in sync. they observe about a quarter of manmade. c o 2 emissions and thus mitigate the effects of climate change the depth on need added on it or as meets the oceans to survive. they regulate the climate they provide for the home. they provide the oxygen, we bring more than 50 percent of it by the way, in duplex. but the world's oceans of suffering that ruthlessly being fished back the waste produced by an increasing the affluent society is becoming more prevalent in the war to virtually indestructible

plastic waste in dangerous animals and the baton. so cold ocean dead zion's guessing. as a logic, climate change is also causing sea levels to rise. and after the last it's exploitation continues, sand and gravel of being dredged for uses building materials. at this point where we've lost 50 percent of our ocean in june 2021, the united nations in new york was focusing attention on the highly threatening to maureen habitats. the un proclaimed in ocean decades to advance that protection and sustainable development of the world's oceans. actress sustainable, develop, i'm go to these challenges. so the top priorities for everyone. if you with welcome to the united deck of ocean science together that has discovered the science we

needs for the ocean. we want. thank you. mm. the in march 2021 in the midst of the global corona virus pandemic, special shit was dr. the us pacific fleets naval base in san diego. the vessel, the island pride, was preparing to go to sea. its crew and the company and european scientists were going on a special mission the as part of the mining impact program. there were such as we're heading out to examine what happens on the c bed during the world's 1st tests of us. 35 ton underwater harvesting machine called a poly metallic o manganese note, your collect to sign

out. it's a big project. we want to analyze the environmental impacts of among denise and not you will collect on working in the deep sci fi and we have quite a few scientific groups on board. you also test this is the 1st test of it's kind of really close to the conditions you might expect from a deep sea mining operation. it's very important for the environmental analyses, parameters and founded that needs to be development. stand off the answer because that's what we're doing together with so many great scientific groups via a concentration of your scientific minds, actually on the oil fall some other text me. we have all the technologies, the marine research institute offer. we've got all sorts of equipment here, all very high tags. yes,

i'm really looking forward to know that it's finally getting underway. all kinds of measuring and testing equipment we used during this expedition, including this giant boat land, which has already been in service for 25 years at the lending gate that's. that's right. but then not for the moon, but for lending on the c beds. um, so very much like that, so we will drop it from the ship and most of the, with some different kinds of sensors. and then it's, it goes in 3 fold to 14 major steps and then make a quiet landing on the sea. that's all we want to know, what's the impact this of big c mining, which is a concern to many people also to myself. i think we needs good up to faces of sufficient stone. they're close to where this money is going to happen. so we know better that we can better predicts what's in pennsylvania such as want to

investigate fast well, industry is ready to dig this advertisement for the canadian mining enterprise. the metals company promises a simple solutions. energy from the sun and wind is replacing fossil fuels to power the transmission to a sustainable future. we need batteries to store this energy. batteries are made from metals such as cobalt and nickel, copper and main. denise. until now we've been mining the earth for them, digging deep uh and wider for lower quality or nature disappears. human software, earth software. but there's another way all that's needed, a mutton ray bones. but is it that simple? the canadian city of toronto is wes simmons. this semester lives. she's the head of

sustainable se for the belgian mining company g. i saw them manganese know, jo. collectivism is getting a series of tests in the pacific as we are together globally. we are facing a climate crisis and i think, you know, there is this increasing recognition around the world that we need to do something and we need to do something now. so that's a big part of that is moving towards clean energy. so moving away from, from fossil fuels and what that means is that we're moving away from a planet fuel on fossil fuels to one that is built on metals and minerals because clean metal technology is so metal intensive. so for these were materials have come from mines on land, located primarily in asia and africa. the work is often disruptive and tom sold to nature. the mines are often located in politically unstable countries,

like the democratic republic of congo, where there's not much respect for human rights. the work is often suffer her reading dis, working conditions risking their lives sticking metals that fetched prices fall greater than the wages. the industry says, getting results is from the c bed will be far easier. we have options about where those metals can come from and, and we're exploring one which is going to the sea floor for them. and there's a lot of reasons why going to the sea floor intuitively seems to make some sense. and one is, we don't need to remove that for us. and in some cases, tropical rain forests are being removed to get some nickel. we don't need to remove for us or are single trained to get to the metal that's on the sea floor. nor do we need to move mountains to get to the orbit or body. and people don't need to be

relocated. so right away those, those reasons make a lot of sense. and of course, that doesn't mean that we can just dive to the deep sea and, and not do it thoughtfully. we also have to get the research done so that we understand how to proceed well minimizing our environmental footprint to come, that'd be deep sea results collection without causing new environmental problems. the islands price deposited from san diego for a 6 week expedition to find out expect patients for hi miss you own is this mission is to investigate the environmental impacts of all this. we know a lot about this marine habitats on the it's ecology, do you? but the animal is that, and if that of a nice but not necessarily what the impact will be when big equipment and machines on driving around on the see that the me of us board and have them find on our

objective is simply to attempt to finalize how and to mutually take measurements. so we can present these findings to the public and a scientific key balanced way younger, some soft place north, 5 science industry and policy makers all watch the expedition closely. the findings could have far reaching consequences, as humans move towards the age of green technology. the of the crew and researches waived farewell. as the san diego sky line receded, the boats went off into the night of 2 as some countries and companies would like to develop new sources for room materials as quickly as possible to make the ocean a source of mineral resources. the k, pavel days, 10 islands, located around 600 columbus has of the west african coast. the

country has half a 1000000 inhabitants, most of them to send it from form african slaves. once a colony of poach ago it gained independent same 1975. the even though capes that is considered one of the most prosperous countries in africa, the stand the loss of poverty. so many the sea is the source of life. with a look at the coast line in some places indicate something is wrong here. whether we want sandy beach is a now on the stove, the kind of a go x for the conservation organization. loved to know. she also takes people on choice. the

nature has been most of the slick explode to tell the women what should truck go? buy loaded with sand from the show. this was just bought and you re sell to someone else. so they come here speak of the sense and then the status of the market is like a small business. he's not the really big company. so there are several taxes i was just only one. and as you see dozens of so much st anymore, so you need to that they're still exist if you be, so it is a against the low, it's would be then a big a descent. but the surveillance is very weak, that's the big problem. it's not allowed to big sams. uh oh,

do. there is not civilians here, but it could be controlled on the road, but no one doesn't yeah. the 2 conservationists lucon stands to see how these people are legally stripping sand from beneath stuff feet. no, i mean as i got another truck is loaded this time with sand taken from the sea bed days ago. the sound is sold as rule material for the construction industry for use this back. breaking job has been the only way for people like maria to and a little money to the 80 piece

ago side of it. that's very exhausting and tiring. sometimes there's even a dangerous drowning we found in the walton like this. it's thing dressed. all right. but if we don't do this, there is no other way for us to win money. you know, put that on here. leo. the conservationist think diane ok, i'm are you the lodge on a lounge that years ago? the bay of lee, but at the baka was a sandy beach covered with gainesville, mazda, 6 of them. nothing of that remains today. and i assess the people digging up to some to know what they doing here isn't right. i will i've asked her how much they had to do this kind of job. and that was shocked because each truck is around $30.00 to $40.00 euros, and they are desperate to spell even french 5 beautiful day. so and the driver will

say at least around kind of thing to use a i even asked if they would like to change the job to do something else. they said yes, if there is the, the sand is being taken from the seas for use beach has a disappearing and not just in cape ready. the sand is gathered in small bouts or with a numerous industrial ships from many oceans. the impacts on devastating scientists

and conservationists of low moon dive degradation of habitats. alyssa paused and directed to him, though that we all conceal directly or indirectly with sand or gravel that comes from the ocean's theme. this is also a very big problem in the construction industry worldwide, because so much sand and gravel are being taken from beaches, including right off the coast. that entire eco systems are now changing. and biodiversity is suffering. an entire structures are being a road it um and last but not least, i organized maggio like groupings are work behind the scenes. people are forced to transport sound illegally, comfortable, entire islands are now almost free of sand in order. it must be said to enable a construction boom in the globalized, absolutely west and phone, which would actually have no future at all in this day. and age is evil hopkins. so this is an issue that is causing major problems and our scenes at the moment. but hardly anyone knows that hopefully muscle high to the slicing will call me month in

india, africa, and all over the world, even in the north sea, sand is being dredged from sea beds. descriptions of sandy c shows no longer ring true. the, the, the suns typically makes up around one so just concrete, gigantic buildings, and does it country 0. so it may just send from the sea because does it sound does on suitable for building the even the sand for prestige projects such as the artificial islands of 2 by,

comes from the sea for exploitation has fatal consequences for coastal areas, microorganisms, and habitats all over the world, the meanwhile, the islands pride has headed for an area of ocean known as the korean clipton zone, between mexico until like the enormous quantities of pauline metallic nodules, an estimated 13000000000 towns lie on the sea floor. it takes almost 6 days for the island to pride to reach its destination. these devices help the keys to the expedition success. everything have to work. the tension was palpable. there was such as play music to help themselves relax. that is, i'm the one that's at t v 9. now this is what's called

a d z nanda and inside of the module like this, optical measuring device so, so many electrodes all connected to it in the corner. they all these roads that we see here is a very small to the optically measure the oxygen content in the sentimental. so the whole thing is no one to the sea floor. and then there was a motor on which that's programs before hand on the floor and we then use it to drawing these words into the settlement and measure how much oxygen is that really high tech, right? because definitely, yeah, it's a challenge for any device conditions. they're extreme, columbus has below the surface, the supposed to be a mess. and yes, it's just turned down. but what we want to measure from the oxygen levels on the sea floor in the distribution without produce different results when you bring them up all day in columbus and, and oxygen is something, as we know ourselves. that's essentially system how many organisms use oxygen. and

we see that as an indicator of how much the system is messed. the thing is if you just the substrate a loss or remove it completely, you're taking away a layer that's being deposited of the many thousands of years where active processes take place in a bind to stood adolfo gotten rid of it and civil velocity. and so, so you already have a chance to see now from the measurements. does that have an effect or does it look exactly the same as it did before that and the dead and all the islands pride has made its way to the belgian license area. this is where it was due to join the ship belonging to the belgian mining company d. i saw the boat. who has that to test baton. yeah, the, well, the 1st machine prototypes are collecting manganese know deals. i'm going to measure my docs norman's itself, because if i remember lots of manganese nodules here and that's we can see on the

map with a mark license serious of the international c by the 30 for manganese nodules are the ones at the moment. these are all exploration licensed areas for companies or countries of acquired licenses and are looking to see how many manganese novels are located there. which parts of the area of mines in one of your finance. now we're going to the belgian license in. yeah, and this one is licensed as hell for the company gsr and then ask. and then in 2 weeks courts will go to the german license area, which is a bit. so twist that there should be stuff on for. ready g s. halls, person of contact for flush, a name was also on board. he was responsible for communication between the industrial vessel and the scientist says, the tests began in the belgian license area. well, it seemed a bit like the wild west areas of mont townhome, the sea bed, that 2nd nation. so companies are allowed to explore, such as the belgian company, saw here they were already in the working area.

this meeting was taking place on the high seas. on the loading platform at the moment, and the g stood petunia, able to dive to a depth of several 1000 meters. the it's 1st knife was being prepared. the technical challenge was for me to vote the device not to manage the extreme

prussia and to maneuver the program to rates independently connected to the ship by a supply line. only a stick has a human um the gsr had been developing the baton. yeah. as a many, is this small and a model was built a few years ago. now petunia too was to face its 1st real test. if it passed with flying colors, the vessel could possibly become a message for commercial c bed mining in the future. so for tanya too is a stay for non dual collector and i think the easiest way to picture it is to think of a vacuum cleaner. so the vehicle's been designed to pick up nodules and leave as much sediment behind as possible and then bring them to basically collect them. and

eventually that vehicle be collected to a riser which will bring the nodules to the surface. but baton, you 2 was designed to collect the nodules and initially collected them and have been at the back of the vehicle. and then those modules were the positives away from the the vehicle's tracks. and other points in the trial here was now it's several times into the deep sea to test this new technology. it looks like something out of a science fiction movie. the meanwhile, on the island pride full small, stayed in touch with his d. s. on colleagues on the industrial ship and was brief to how to use the manganese don't to collect to for the upcoming dive.

so as to sylvie's quite the show, he had to pass this information on to the scientists said that the sensitive underwater and measuring instruments would not collide with baton. you right now is baton ya mine denise. no jewel mining in the deep sea is technically feasible. the question still remains, how great. so the environmental risks and all they was taking the, the backing tapes that day on the largest island distant jago, the some of the former sandy beaches. and now, just byron stones, owners,

the sound has been gathered up and sold stones mixed with gun page, dominate the base. this, it didn't, it marine scene has been severely damaged the, the world stood largest population. if you look ahead, see tassels lives around cape sadie. today the animal is on the read list of endangered species. it's strictly protected, but the removal of the sands, dest stubs habitats vital. so that reproduction on the vega into a conservation organization, a committed to protecting the titles on a. it's shocking to see a females struggling over the hot stones and finding no place to lay her rags. yes, it used to be a sandy beach, but i didn't uh, knew this place before. i've just bought some older people and locals will describe

this place as the sandy beach titles return to the beach where they hatched to lay their eggs. usually it takes 20 years for the animals to reach sexual maturity. that much has changed into decades. yeah, that up and said story because this is the device and last year, but there is no sense. so it came out, but unfortunately it was 3000 to see it came this morning of august the 7th day am the the really, really fast. because a manual. the deck has wound around here. maybe i've been going to use uh

uh bye to mess. and when it came out that that these house being completed destroyed by human being reset. so i think we have a you to, you try to restore this place is what is remote the keep the conservation on a has a degree in marine biology. she spent time abroad and realized that something must urgently be done in her home country to protect the oceans on nature. she found it the nature conservation organization loved to know right here in 2013. but now dozens of help us of working on projects on the beaches. things of really taking off are usually ones because the visions to be successful. we need people locals. so we get to see that like a special for the nature of the spaces and excites classes. and it was more

difficult, but now he sees it and he just doesn't. she stopped to have the opportunity to face and also uh which likely be a life and then to and his approach is simple, financed by donations and tries to generate awareness by adding a bit of kind of for example, photo mosquito is the name of this fishing village on the by a doe in found no health bay. the fishing boats beached on stones the signed loan ship to way and then walks through the village and she's proud. a lot has changed here in the last few months. the place has a new look what i can see in the last one day when i started doing the painting it was wet. when is i see was this regarding the fishing and see buds and the locals? they like it and we saw it as

a positive way of make people more aware about the nature of conservation. so we stop in doing the faces about the local bi adversity and we didn't stop yet. so we plan to do more. for instance, the global, the village in beautiful banking with rock, smoke people and so the local can associate this visit with uh, it was the reason i live in now. ocean flora and fauna decorate the facades of the houses. they are a constant reminder of the importance of preservation. the exact to this famous marine explorer plays an important role deductible, visited by using fam in 1948 with 2 are the clinics.

so don't know and the speaker. so they came here this and if they want the, if you want to do some record to nevada. uh the notion. so we decided to bring back to this family that was almost lost because the majority of the locals, we didn't even know who was jeff. still and if, if she or she was around here, the check still was a legendary ocean. explore the french diving pioneer and still commentary filmmaker introduced people to the underwater. well, like to know of the hebrews, the images of the depths never seen before into the world's living means the crystal wanted to explode the unknown world under the sea,

and called to the oceans to be protected. the . this is the french it and then took coast not far from the mouth and why river. the granddaughter of shack castille and her family live nearby. off to her father's death. alexandra cristo spent almost her entire childhood with her grandfather that left smoke. she's very concerned about the state of the ocean's. i think if we continue with business as usual, where we're over fishing, we're booting, we are advancing with ideas like deep sea mining. we're going to see our ocean disappear and we'll continue to see a decline. and at a certain point,

you reach tipping points where you have exponential loss. and that's hard to come back from. you can't really come back from exponential loss, like we can put coven back in the bottle. you know that the damage is done. so once we reach those tipping points with the ocean, the damage will be done and we won't be able to reverse that. the next sondra says that her grandfather, to try to dive before she could walk hun love as the oceans is his legacy. like him, she makes document trees, advocates for the preservation of marine environments, and looks for ways to save the oceans the she wishes she still has her grandfather at test site, in addition to her husband, whose then now my grandfather passed

away 20 years ago and left a huge void in the world, not just for me and my family, but i think it felt like there was this huge cruise, so shaped hole in the universe after he died that no one himself. but what i realize is that every time someone tells me i grew up watching your grandfather, he really inspired me. i love the ocean now, and i want to do something to help protect it. we're finally at a point in time where we can maybe 10 years ago, 20 years ago, we weren't, we didn't have the technologies, we didn't have the solution. we didn't have the urgency that we have today. and so my hope is that for everyone who loved him and loved his feelings and loved exploring the oceans with him,

and that discovery and sense of on wonder that he brought my hope is that they will harness that and use it to create change. because that is the best legacy he could possibly have left on the, on the cape that day, islands on or into groups of hell, post of bills to protection area for tough to clutches on one of the remaining sandy beaches. the educational signs show passes by the importance of the oceans and the knife in them the. this is where the test holes laid directs. for weeks none to know what she's over the catches of eggs that have been collected here the organization and shows the

baby tassels can hach safely. we are checking which in this red hat's which to nest the by now we have a 147 mess here. so the team would checking the box to the conservation for the people to have a job so that someone in their family and also twice then this fashion of nature small steps. but they make a difference. the jack coastal would likely be happy to see these efforts to conserve marine wildlife

the the endless expenses of bad war to stretch beyond the island, pride's helicopter platform, the he is to, to level the ships in, in the belgian license area in the korean k buttons own in the pacific ocean, from the jack summers to your pin, scientists watched as the belgian company, g,

a saw pine, the tickets, deep diving, high tech machine, from it, shipped the norman to energy the. now the research as many measuring instruments and census and robots known as are these were coming into play. no, at 4 and a half, columbus has down into the depths. they were positioned around the deployment area on the sea bed wip atanya was making its way the, the scientists wanted to know the impact, the baton you would have on nature the the control room is located on one of the lower decks of the island prides and the pilots was sitting staring at them on it his hours as they controlled the robots on

the deep sea flowing with there was an overwhelming feeling of being in a different love. the assistant station is, of course, it actually is a corner of the wells between fanny now and everything with seeing him. nobody else has seen before. 7, actually, that's always exciting. scientific history was being made at that moment. 4 and a half 1000 meters below the ship. extremely important research was taking place under extreme conditions, the

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