About Exploraciones Oceánicas
The “Exploraciones Oceánicas” project is a rich deposit of phosphate sands recently identified in Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone, beyond its Territorial Waters.
Exploraciones Oceánicas
The deposit is located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 25-40 kilometers from the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The deposit is, according to recent calculations, one of the largest and most important in the continent.
The dredging will be attained through a Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). Its impacts have been widely studied in European waters and elsewhere , and there is no doubt that this technology is the most advanced and causes the least environmental impact. TSHD has been carried out for many decades worldwide for aggregate extraction, capital dredging and maintenance dredging. In Mexico alone, more than 220 dredging projects of this kind have taken place.
No chemical is introduced during the dredging and processing of the phosphate sand.. The phosphate is extracted mechanically and only shells and oversized material are returned to the seabed. This is done in a way that creates uneven topography on the seabed, which results in an improvement of the fish population.
For more information, please consult the Non-Technical Summary of the EIA:
Download Non-Technical Summary
The dredging will be attained through a Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). Its impacts have been widely studied in European waters and elsewhere , and there is no doubt that this technology is the most advanced and causes the least environmental impact. TSHD has been carried out for many decades worldwide for aggregate extraction, capital dredging and maintenance dredging. In Mexico alone, more than 220 dredging projects of this kind have taken place.
No chemical is introduced during the dredging and processing of the phosphate sand.. The phosphate is extracted mechanically and only shells and oversized material are returned to the seabed. This is done in a way that creates uneven topography on the seabed, which results in an improvement of the fish population.
For more information, please consult the Non-Technical Summary of the EIA:
Download Non-Technical Summary
No chemical is introduced during the dredging and processing of the phosphate sand.
