A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan
(2020)
Journal Article
Carver, R., Childs, J., Steinberg, P., Mabon, L., Matsuda, H., Squire, R., …Esteban, M. (2020). A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan. Ocean & Coastal Management, 193, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105242
In 2017 the Japanese government reported that its state-owned mining company had successfully extracted zinc from the seabed off the coast of Okinawa. This piloting of technology is currently the world's only example of large-scale extractive activit... Read More about A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan.