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title: "Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 5)"
description: "Raiders of the deep: In this episode, Ian Urbina joins Greenpeace in their race against time to locate and protect a fragile coral reef near the mouth of the Amazon River before government-approved drilling begins."
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# Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 5)

> Raiders of the deep: In this episode, Ian Urbina joins Greenpeace in their race against time to locate and protect a fragile coral reef near the mouth of the Amazon River before government-approved drilling begins.

By Ian Urbina · Published 16 May 2023, 21:03 SAST

## Key points
- Welcome to the wild west of the deep sea: an untapped resource that's already a battleground for governments and corporations eager to get their hands on its riches.
- The deep ocean floor is a largely unexplored and hostile environment.
- Scientists are still discovering what lives in its ecosystems.
- Governments and corporations are competing for its resources.
- Daily Maverick’s The Gathering Earth Edition offers tickets to explore the deep ocean floor.

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Aqe-vVACY)

The deep ocean floor is our planet’s final frontier. It is also the most hostile environment on Earth. Scientists have yet to discover what lives in its profound ecosystems, but governments and corporations — driven by the green economy — are already tussling over its riches. Beyond regulation and independent oversight, a gold rush like no other has begun. **DM/OBP**

**Watch the previous instalments:**

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 1)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-17-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-1/)

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 2)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-26-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-2/)

**[Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 3)](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-02-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-3/)**

[**Video Dispatches from The Outlaw Ocean (Episode 4)**](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-video-dispatches-from-the-outlaw-ocean-episode-4/)

*For tickets to Daily Maverick’s The Gathering Earth Edition, click [here](https://www.quicket.co.za/events/200475-the-gathering-e-edition-energy-esg-earth-economics-ecosystem/#/).*

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REeWvTRUpMk)