What could be the consequences of deep sea mining in the Pacific?

Blue Peril is a film providing a visual investigation of the waste and sediment that deep sea mining operations would create, and of how they will affect marine life and livelihoods for costal communities in Pacific Islands.

At present, contractors are only authorised to “explore” large areas of the seabed, but the mining could begin very soon - under the promise of extracting precious material useful for the green energy transition (e.g. for batteries). However, the governments of Palau, Fiji, Samoa, and Micronesia as well as many civil society organisations in the Pacific have been calling for a ban on deep sea mining.

“How can a few minorities decide what’s good for the whole of humanity when the majority are locked outside the door? We need space for dialogue and to be heard,” said Tita Kara from the Civil Society Forum of Tonga.

Community members in the Pacific, what's your take on deep sea mining?