Today, in science class, we had to create a proposal or idea to who owns the ocean's minerals. We got in groups of three or four and answered a few questions that you will see below, and then created a proposal. Each one of us had a role: Anja was timer, Francesca was group leader, Alek was reporter, and I was typer! Below you will se our discussion and what we came up with in the end.
Group Discussion:
Why are minerals important?
Answer: Some minerals can contain proteins, used in daily life; for example, buildings, spice up food, kitchen items, glass, jewelry, clothes, tablets, etc.
What minerals are found in the world’s oceans?
Answer; Oil, salt, potassium, Magnesium, sand and gravel, limestone and gypsum, phosphorites, placer gold, tin, titanium, water.
Who should have the right to receive them or the profits?
Answer: The landlocked countries should get a share, poor countries/developing also should get some from wealthy. Wealthy coastal nations should get most profits, but also share with poor/ landlocked/developing. Everyone should have the right to own a little bit of the profits because the ocean doesn’t belong to anyone.
What are the problems with mining in the ocean?
Answer: It’s very expensive to get to the bottom and extract the mineral deposits. Landlocked countries can’t get to the ocean and only the wealthy coastal countries have enough money to get to the bottom. Mining can ruin the environment sometimes. The reclamation act should be valid for ocean mining too. Spilling (toxic, oil) from boats is also a problem.
Who owns the oceans minerals?
Answer: It’s everybody’s property and it goes to anyone who gets there and takes it out first. On the coast of a country then that country has the right to get it but should share with landlocked countries.
What are the rights?
Answer: Law sea treaty states that ocean mineral deposits are property of all people and must share with all nations. Some people think that because of the treaty the wealthy coastal Nations should share their technology and profits.
Do you agree with that?
Answer: We agree with that as long as the wealthy coastal nations should share all profits/technology/money with landlocked/developing nations. We think that 200 miles (EEZ’s) are good as long as they share. Trading but the developing countries get more.
Proposal: We propose that wealthy coastal nations should share/trade profits with landlocked/developing countries because the profits are everyone’s and some people don’t have the money to get the minerals. WE agree that all minerals are everyone’s property and that anyone who gets some of the profits should share or trade at least a little bit.
Reflection:
I think our group was a well organized grouped and we worked very well together, and very fast. The only thing which was a bit slower was when Alek had to practice to present and he was nervous and everything, but it turned out really good when he actually presented it! I enjoyed working in my group, and we were very affective. Everything, the words, the ideas, the work, was all good, but when Alek presented it turned out a bit longer that it should be. Maybe to work that out we could of written a little summary that he could read because he only had all the ideas and had to make them smaller in his head! Good job, our group!!!!
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