Discussion Panel
New Sustainable Uses of the Oceans, including the Conservation and Management of the Biological Diversity of the Seabed in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
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Rutgers University/University of Quebec
Documentary “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea” and Description of Ecosystems of the Deep Seabed and Impacts
International Seabed Authority
Benthic Biodiversity and the Work of ISA (Past, Present and Future)
Natural Resources Defense Council
High Seas Bottom Fisheries and their Effects on Vulnerable Deep Sea Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology, US Department of Energy
Gas Hydrates: Future Ocean Resource
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Practical Uses of Marine Genetic Resources
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
Scientific Observations in the Deep-Sea and related Technologies for the Next Generation