Deep Sea Industry

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New technologies have opened up opportunities for exploiting deep sea resources including deep seabed mineral extraction, bio-prospecting and CO2 storage. Oil and gas extraction and fishing have been operating in the deep sea for some time. Mining for seabed minerals and collecting marine organisms for pharmaceutical and industrial applications (bio-prospecting) are two of the emerging economic opportunities in the deep sea.

[edit] Explored for Metals

The seabed is also being increasingly explored for metals such as copper, zinc and gold following decrease in availability of high grade minerals on land.