Who owns the oceans minerals second part

Limestone, gypsum, salt, diamonds, gold are minerals that we can find in the sea.

How valuable is it?

Gold is hard to mine, it’s malleable, it’s hard to find, it doesn’t tarnish or rust.

Diamonds are expensive to mine because we need a special material cause they are the hardest mineral on earth.

Salt is very common , it’s found in the world’s oceans.

Limestone is very useful cause we use it for building houses,

Gypsum is common but useful for gypsum board, cement, cast, paint and statues.

Who owns the oceans minerals

Helene: I think that what should happen, is that each country that  mines in an other country should give a percentage of the money they won to this other country so that this other country can little by little win enought money to begin their own business and keep up their economy

Hanna: I think the ocean should not be mined because how are we going to return the oceans to their natural state therefore people should stick to the coast line. Oil is hazardous to the environment and it lingers in the water for decades so it is a large problem. You see dead mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians in nearby ponds

Alex: I think that NO ONE owns the word oceans minerals apart from the fish and other things that live inside

 Conflict

We had a conflict first Helene was saying (I think that what should happen, is that each country that  mines in an other country should give a percentage of the money they won to this other country so that this other country can little by little win enough money to begin their own business and keep up their economy)

But Hannah was saying( the ocean should not be mined other than if it must on the continental shelvles where we are already mining so we don’t go as deep into a large

I personaly thought that helen’s idea was the best of all. It would make my dad proud if I helped do that

 Our proposal

So we have a proposal is that we use are water and minerals more efficiently and that we help poor countries to develop by making donations or giving them jobs do that we don’t have to use the ocean at all and that we don’t hurt the ecosystem.

Conclusion

This was our group debate in science today, and what is surprising is that each group got quite the same proposal, it probably proves that we should really apply it.