Episode 8: Exploitation Techniques

Abstract
In this episode you will learn all about the different techniques and phases of deep-sea resource extraction. This includes the use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and the Riser and Lifting System (RALS). What are major challenges in extracting cobalt crusts, massive sulfides or polymetallic nodules?

Credits
Credits for this video go to Ariane Tepaß (script, animation), Larissa Scholz (voiceover, intro and outro), and Tristan Schwartau (logo design and animation). Many thanks go to Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel for their support in the making of the videos.

This video is licensed under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.