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Why are companies so eager to start harvesting metal rich nodules from the ocean floor? In Episode 3 we are following Deep Green, a company founded by former Nautilus management. This company is eager to start harvesting nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific. Could this be a more sustainable way of getting minerals?

Guests:

Gerard Barron, Deep Green

Dr Gregory Stone, Deep Green

Dr David Santillo, Greenpeace 

Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Dr Chong Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Dr Julia Sigwart, Queen’s University, Belfast

Duncan Currie, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Producer: Sam Colombie

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

INTRO/OUTRO Music: Alex Mauboussin

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