The non-living resources of the deep ocean floor are increasingly attractive for the mineral industry. The major mineral resource potential is held in iron-manganese nodules, cobalt-rich polymetallic crust, and polymetallic sulphides that are being turned to as an alternative to land-based resources when their scarcity will be emerging or offshore exploitation will be more feasible through technological advances.
Our research is intended to tackle the big environmental issues facing the world. Research priorities will include the oceans' role in climate change, sea level change and the future of the Arctic Ocean.
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