After the discovery of 435 structures that could be new deep-sea coral reefs on the central and northern coast of veracruzas well as 116 unreported species, Greenpeace Mexico demanded that ASEA and Semarnat apply the precautionary principle and deny environmental impact permits to the pipeline project”southeast doorby the Canadian company TC Energy.

At a press conference, researchers Javier Bello PinedaAdán Jordán and Jacobo Santander of the Interdisciplinary Collective of Applied sciences and environmental law (CICADA), announced the presence of these mesophotic reef ecosystems in the area of ​​influence near the Veracruzano Reef System National Park, which should be conserved, included in the polygons of the protected natural area and considered in the management program .

The study on the current state and threats of reef ecosystems on the north and central coast of the State of Veracruz, was carried out last May under the auspices of Greenpeace Mexicowhich provided scientists with state-of-the-art technologies never before used in the region, such as a side-scan sonar, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a manned submersible (Nemo 2), thus allowing photographs and videos to seabeds were obtained, which show the presence of great biodiversity.

Pablo Ramírez, coordinator of Energy and Climate change from Greenpeace Mexico, criticized the actions of the Security, Energy and Environment Agency (ASEA), which, according to him, carried out dives with two divers to a depth not exceeding 30 meters in the Tamiahua area, for then cast a 50 meter long rope, and unable to reach the seabed, concluded that there were no reefs at the site, just rocks and sand.

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The activist warned that this is completely false, because thanks to the technology used during the independent investigation, the existence of reef ecosystems at a depth of 150 meters in Tamiahua has been documented, an area that does not even take not take into account the environmental impact study (MIA). ), presented by TC Energy.

Ramírez added that the project “Southeast Gate”which has been illegally split into two MIA applications, one for the land area and one for the marine area, because they are supposedly not interconnected, will generate 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, which will contravene the Mexico’s climate goals and any efforts made. to reduce greenhouse gases.

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