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🌊 A major win for ocean wildlife in New Zealand.

After 13 years of determined resistance, plans to mine the South Taranaki Bight, a bay off the west coast of the North Island, have been rejected by an independent expert panel.

The proposal by Trans-Tasman Resources aimed to extract up to 50 million tonnes of iron-rich sands containing vanadium and titanium. The panel found the process posed a credible risk of harm to marine ecosystems.

This decision is a major victory for the critically endangered Māui dolphin 🐬, little blue penguins (kororā)🐧, and countless other species. It shows the power of communities, scientists, Indigenous groups, and ocean advocates standing together to defend the deep sea.

A hopeful reminder that when people refuse to give up, nature can win.💙

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Thank you from the bottom of the ocean, Farah Obaidullah - Ocean Advocate, Founder of The Ocean and Us, Women4Oceans and editor of the book The Ocean and Us 💙 🌏 🕊️