Mining the Deep Ep4: Is the International Seabed Authority up to the task?

Not just anyone can dig up the ocean floor, you would first have to make an agreement with the International Seabed Authority. As it turns out, 21 countries have contracts now and are preparing to mine the seabed. But is the world ready for that? Is the ISA up to the task? Now that we know what deep sea mining is and what risks are involved, we decide why deep sea mining should or should not go ahead in 2020.   Guests: Gerard Barron, DeepGreen Dr Gregory Stone, DeepGreen Dr David Santillo, Greenpeace  Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Duncan Currie, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Dr Helen Rosenbaum, Deep Sea Mining Campaign Dr Richard Steiner, University of Alaska   Transcripts in Mandarin and English at chinadialogue and chinadialogueocean.     Credits: Executive Producer and Host:  Marcy Trent Long Producer:  Sam Colombie Sound Engineer:  Chris Wood INTRO/OUTRO Music:  Alex Mauboussin Send us a note on twitter @SustainableAsia or email us [email protected]