Is the -- how close are we to resuming deep-sea drilling back in the Gulf?
As Galicia has become richer, fewer people fancy three-month stints on a deep-sea trawler.
There are reports out there that the administration is talking to BP about resuming deep-sea drilling.
To solve that problem, the team looked at existing archaea bacteria in deep-sea vents.
Shortly, it will publish proposals on regulating fishing for deep-sea species in the north-east Atlantic.
The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a deep-sea species that commands high prices in Japan and America.
Marine biologists working in the Pacific Ocean say they found a tasty deep-sea fish that is unexpectedly thriving.
It lacks the funds to invest in technology that would allow it to go after proven deep-sea reserves.
Dr Devine suggests that one such might be the establishment of deep-sea reserves where all fishing is prohibited.
We're reminded that the "Titanic" director is an avid deep-sea diver: Pandora's rainforest resembles a spectacular coral reef.
And hasn't he been at the forefront of lobbying for more deep-sea drilling?
Although costs are steadily decreasing due to greater efficiency, reliability and simplicity in operating deep-sea equipment, they remain relatively high.
During the expedition, scientists have already observed and documented previously unexplored shipwrecks, and deep-sea corals and associated communities of life.
The blame is being laid squarely on the shoulders of BP, under whose auspices the deep-sea drilling operation is being conducted.
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An explosion on an offshore rig killed 11 workers and ruptured a deep-sea well head, which took 84 days to seal.
The exploits take place on the rusty Norlantean, which has been converted for deep-sea fishing by its skipper, 30-year-old Jason Schofield.
Thanks to a meritocratic culture, and the discipline of having some of its stock traded, Petrobras is a leader in deep-sea oil.
Nonsurfers can head to the high seas for some world-class deep-sea fishing and may be surprised at their unusual level of success.
That mission quickly turned into a desire to pioneer a new wave of winged submarines that could reach record depths and revolutionize deep-sea exploration.
Since then Ballard has leveraged his Titanic fame into a small empire that includes education, television and book production and, most important, deep-sea exploration.
"The international community should be outraged that Iceland could almost single-handedly sink deep-sea protection and the food security of future generations, " said Ms Sack.
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More importantly, the subsea smart grid set the stage for large-scale subsea processing, which would reduce the costs of developing deep-sea fields dramatically.
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If approved, it will grant a Kingston, Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) the power to regulate deep-sea oil exploration, and seabed mining.
In the spring of 2007 Odyssey Marine Exploration, an American-deep-sea treasure hunting company based in Tampa, recovered 594, 000 silver coins from a Spanish shipwreck.
Second, carbonate dissolution marks the PETM in sections from the deep-sea.
In practice, deep-sea bioprospecting remains the prerogative of the 'lucky few'.
The effort, called a "top kill, " involved plugging the ruptured deep-sea well by pumping heavy drilling fluid into it from the surface, nearly a mile above.
Scientists are finding life that can resist the colossal pressures, from deep-sea fish to shrimp-like scavengers called amphipods, some of which can reach 30cm (1ft) long.
If ratified by Congress, it will grant a Kingston, Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) the power to regulate deep-sea oil exploration, seabed mining, and fishing rights.
It would be like risking the vinous equivalent of the bends, the decompression sickness of deep-sea divers who ascend too quickly from the bottom of the ocean.
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