Cashing in on the Ocean Nova : Season 6 Episode 4
TV-PG PBS 1h 00m
Aired: February 1st, 1979 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
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.
