NOVA - Season 6 Episode 4 : Cashing In On The Ocean
2025
127
X-Ray
| Genre | : | Documentary |
|---|---|---|
| Last Air Date | : | 2025-05-14 |
| Companies | : | PBS |
| Starring | : | |
| Language | : | EN FR DE ES IT |
Overview
The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.
Overview
The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.
