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    • Chapter 1 – 6
      • Fish—Almost out of stock?
      • Are fish farms the future?
      • Fertilizer for the Dead Zones
      • Trash in the surf, poison in the sea
      • The Microplastic Problem
      • The danger of declining diversity
    • Chapter 7 – 12
      • How the ocean slows climate change
      • Warming waters and rising risks
      • Life in the Danger Zone
      • A corrosive future
      • Exploitation and protected areas
      • Who owns the ocean?
    • Chapter 13 – 18
      • Global Hunger for natural Resources
      • Where does the future lie
      • Destination: Ocean
      • World Trade and Price Wars
      • Living with the ocean
      • Towards a New Governance of the ocean
  • 12 Brief Lessons About the Ocean
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GLOBAL HUNGER FOR NATURAL RESOURCES

Unseen treasures with mysterious names beckon from the depths of the ocean: manganese nodules, cobalt crusts, black smokers. Hidden within them are rich concentrations of valuable metals.

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  • Clean production and equitable distribution
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