Cashing In On The Ocean

Run Time: 55 mins
Air Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1979
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PBSSeason 6 - Episode 4

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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.