Ebook: Ocean Resources: Volume I: Assessment and Utilisation

Today western nations consume annually only a small percentage of their resources from the sea, despite the proclamation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) by many. In contrast, most Pacific Basin Countries obtain more than a quarter of their annual needs from the ocean. Determination of greater rewards from the development of marine resources is markedly inhibited by the limited technical abilities available to locate and assess them. Knowledge of Exclusive Economic Zone resources is schematic and generalised, and a detailed understanding of the geology and processes relating to the economic use of the seafloor is both fragmentary and very basic. Technology for mapping the mineral resources of continental shelves and ocean areas, except in active offshore hydrocarbon provinces, has been largely developed in pursuit of scientific objectives and competence to rapidly appraise economic potential is limited. Similarly, the capability to characterise and evaluate the other resources of the seas is rudimentary. The development of ocean resources will become increasingly urgent as the growth of the world population and the depletion of land reserves combine to enhance demand. Also, increasing environmental constraints will limit the availability of traditional land-based resources; nevertheless, new offshore development must proceed in a manner whereby the marine environment is not plundered but protected and conserved. The challenge to develop ocean resources with responsible environmental stewardship will require greater leadership than the development of the technologies of exploitation.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Impact of the Law of the Sea on Ocean Resource Development and Ocean Resource Technology....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The US EEZ Program: Information and Technology Needs....Pages 13-20
The Potential Resources of the Sea Areas around the Remaining Dependencies of the United Kingdom....Pages 21-48
Investigating France’s EEZ: Mapping and Technology....Pages 49-56
Developments of the Gloria System for More Effective EEZ Reconnaissance....Pages 57-72
Efficient Hydrographic Surveying of EEZ with New Multibeam Echosounder Technology for Shallow and Deep Water....Pages 73-87
Engineering Solutions for Deepwater Foundation Problems Using Integrated Investigations....Pages 89-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Overview of Mineral Resources in the EEZ....Pages 105-111
The Assessment of Aggregate Resources from the UK Continental Shelf....Pages 113-128
Exploitation of Marine Aggregates and Calcareous Sands....Pages 129-137
Mapping, Evaluation and Exploitation of Resources and Conditions in Danish Domestic Waters....Pages 139-152
The Baltic Marine Environment as a Source of Aggregates, and as a Recipient of Dredged Material....Pages 153-158
A Case Study of the Minerals on the Seabed of the West Coast of India....Pages 159-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Renewable Energy from the Ocean....Pages 171-181
Wave Energy Technology Assessment....Pages 183-189
OTEC Developments Out of Europe....Pages 191-200
Energy from the Oceans: A Small Land Based Ocean Thermal Energy Plant....Pages 201-211
A Status Assessment of OTEC Technology....Pages 213-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Living Marine Resources, Technology and the Extended Economic Zone....Pages 235-249
Fisheries Acoustics: Assessment of Fish Stocks and Observation of Fish Behaviour....Pages 251-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
The Ocean Enterprise Concept....Pages 261-274
Future Ocean Space Utilization in Japan....Pages 275-282
The Use of the Environment in the Design of Deep Ocean Water Resource Systems....Pages 283-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Obtaining Past Trends in Marine Environmental Conditions with Contemporary Data....Pages 293-308
Potential Use of Circulation/Pollutant Transport Models for Impact Assessment on the U.S. EEZ....Pages 309-319
Environmental Assessment for Exclusive Economic Zone Mineral Development Activities; the Lessons Learned from Offshore Oil and Gas Development....Pages 321-330

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Impact of the Law of the Sea on Ocean Resource Development and Ocean Resource Technology....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The US EEZ Program: Information and Technology Needs....Pages 13-20
The Potential Resources of the Sea Areas around the Remaining Dependencies of the United Kingdom....Pages 21-48
Investigating France’s EEZ: Mapping and Technology....Pages 49-56
Developments of the Gloria System for More Effective EEZ Reconnaissance....Pages 57-72
Efficient Hydrographic Surveying of EEZ with New Multibeam Echosounder Technology for Shallow and Deep Water....Pages 73-87
Engineering Solutions for Deepwater Foundation Problems Using Integrated Investigations....Pages 89-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Overview of Mineral Resources in the EEZ....Pages 105-111
The Assessment of Aggregate Resources from the UK Continental Shelf....Pages 113-128
Exploitation of Marine Aggregates and Calcareous Sands....Pages 129-137
Mapping, Evaluation and Exploitation of Resources and Conditions in Danish Domestic Waters....Pages 139-152
The Baltic Marine Environment as a Source of Aggregates, and as a Recipient of Dredged Material....Pages 153-158
A Case Study of the Minerals on the Seabed of the West Coast of India....Pages 159-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Renewable Energy from the Ocean....Pages 171-181
Wave Energy Technology Assessment....Pages 183-189
OTEC Developments Out of Europe....Pages 191-200
Energy from the Oceans: A Small Land Based Ocean Thermal Energy Plant....Pages 201-211
A Status Assessment of OTEC Technology....Pages 213-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Living Marine Resources, Technology and the Extended Economic Zone....Pages 235-249
Fisheries Acoustics: Assessment of Fish Stocks and Observation of Fish Behaviour....Pages 251-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
The Ocean Enterprise Concept....Pages 261-274
Future Ocean Space Utilization in Japan....Pages 275-282
The Use of the Environment in the Design of Deep Ocean Water Resource Systems....Pages 283-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Obtaining Past Trends in Marine Environmental Conditions with Contemporary Data....Pages 293-308
Potential Use of Circulation/Pollutant Transport Models for Impact Assessment on the U.S. EEZ....Pages 309-319
Environmental Assessment for Exclusive Economic Zone Mineral Development Activities; the Lessons Learned from Offshore Oil and Gas Development....Pages 321-330
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