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New policies may part the waters for ocean mining

by Daniel Ackerman
Feb 17, 2025
President Trump seems more likely to support deep-sea mineral extraction than President Biden did. But do we need those ocean floor metals?
Gerard Barron, CEO of the Metals Co., with a research ship in 2021. His firm is eyeing the Pacific for deep-sea metal extraction.
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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A global map of the ocean floor could buoy the economy

by Daniel Ackerman
Jun 21, 2024
Researchers have mapped a quarter of it so far. Communications, shipping, mining and climate modeling could benefit.
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Boat-sharing can make your sailing dreams a reality

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 10, 2016
A look at how one couple is bringing the sharing economy to the elite world of yacht sailing.
A six-person crew, with the author (top left), partaking in the boat-sharing experience in Costa Rica.
Kristian Beadle
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A fisherman’s plan to feed the world and reduce climate change

by David Brancaccio and Beidi Zhang
Nov 19, 2015
A new model of ocean farming could revolutionize the seafood industry.
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