Title :
Portugal, science and resources in the last frontier
Author :
Barriga, Fernando J A S ; Pascoal, António ; Santos, Ricardo S. ; Relvas, Jorge M R S
Author_Institution :
Centro de Recursos Minerais, Miner. e Cristalografia, Fac. Cienc. Univ. Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
Portugal holds jurisdiction, and exclusive economic rights, over a very large area of the seabed. One of the main national objectives, at the present time, is to increase the rather limited knowledge that exists on the resources that may be contained herein.
Keywords :
hydrocarbon reservoirs; minerals; oceanographic regions; seafloor phenomena; Portugal; exclusive economic rights; hydrocarbon sources; marine environment protection; minerals; seabed exploration; seafloor ecosystem; sulphide deposits; Biosphere; Companies; Economics; Hydrocarbons; Rocks; Sea floor; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2011
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1427-6
