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Surfers paddle out to protest deep sea mining

Surfers paddle out to protest deep sea mining

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More than 600 Aussies have paddled out, calling on the Australian government to support a moratorium on deep sea mining at the International Seabed Authority meeting in Jamaica this week.
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