“Digging up ore in the ocean can lead to exposing organisms to heavy metal,” (Mehta). This leading to potentially harming the health of humans consuming fish as well (Mehta). “Given our poor understanding of deep sea ecosystems, growing industrial interest, rudimentary management, and insufficient protected areas”(Steiner). People could make a terrible effect on the ecosystems in the ocean. Should deep sea mining be illegal? Yes, deep sea mining should be illegal. The history and the supporting information relate to Catholic Social Teaching theme of Care for God’s Creation because of the environmental impact and the metal it releases into the water. Deep sea mining should be illegal.
To start, in 1994, scientists found that the sea had many minerals to find. These minerals include gold, diamonds, copper, and cobalt. Some people think. “That the sea could be the next gold rush” (Howard). Many countries have been trying to start deep sea mining to get minerals (Steiner). The people and countries use deep sea mining to get minerals and have done it for years (Earle). The Chinese, Japan, and South Korea have
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It could move minerals where there are not supposed to be. Where they put the tube can make the waves hit it and sediments go in a different direction (Pewtrusts). That could led to more sediment in one area and not in another area where it should be (Economist). There could be ore or oil spill when transporting the material. If the tube breaks and the mineral start mixing with the water, it could kill many species of animals living in the water (Huffington Post). Mining in the wrong stops could have a terrible effect on the environment (Metha). If people mine in the wrong part of a sea it could destroy the floor of the sea where many creatures live (Pewtrusts). People mining deep in the sea could vigorously strike the environment in the