Contents 



Chapter P^ge 



1 . Summary, Issues, and Options 3 



2. Resource Assessments and Expectations 39 



3. Minerals Supply, Demand, and Future Trends 81 



4. Technologies for Exploring the Exclusive Economic Zone 115 



5. Mining and At-Sea Processing Technologies 167 



6. Environmental Considerations 215 



7. Federal Programs for Collecting and Managing Oceanographic Data 249 



Appendix P^ge 



A. State Management of Seabed Minerals 282 



B. The Exclusive Economic Zone and U.S. Insular Territories 292 



C. Mineral Laws of the United States 300 



D. Ocean Mining Laws of Other Countries 307 



E. Tables of Contents for OTA Contractor Reports 319 



F. OTA Workshop Participants and Other Contributors 322 



G. Acronyms and Abbreviations 330 



H. Conversion Table and Glossary 332 



Index 339 



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