Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-374) and index.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Law of the sea -- 3. UNCLOS III Convention and alternatives : the view of governments and industry -- 4. Minerals of the deep seabed -- 5. Technology and economics of deep seabed minerals -- 6. Placers and subseabed metallics -- 7. Construction aggregates and industrial sand -- 8. Industrial chemical materials and coal -- 9. Sea-water as an ore -- 10. The United States Exclusive Economic Zone : the management challenge -- 11. Offshore petroleum frontiers -- 12. The United Kingdom and Norway : offshore petroleum development policies -- 13. The geopolitics of offshore petroleum : confrontation, conflict, and co-operation -- 14. Epilogue.