Firstly, as this newly discovered 'blue gold' is mostly located in international waters, making it extra-territorial in international law, it can be argued that the genetic resources living in the deep sea belong to humanity as a whole and therefore ought to be exploited equitably.
When the early settlers sailed to Rapa Nui from Polynesia, life on the lost island was all about living off the sea, and evidence indicates that crude surfboards were constructed for travel and fishing.
For many conservationists, the near-extinction of numerous whale populations in the seventies, and their continued threatened status today, is emblematic of a much more severe problem: the wholesale harvesting, whether for human consumption or for industry, of too many living things from the sea.
Water fanatics can earn their living on the sea by working as charter boat captains.
In such ancient times, few if any humans were living around the Dead Sea.
It is no wonder that thousands of New Zealanders are now living across the Tasman Sea.
Hesiquio Benitez from the Mexican delegation told BBC News that this decision was good for sharks and for those communities that make their living from the sea.
It is mostly small communities where people often make their living from the sea, either working in the oil and gas industry or as fishermen.
That is one reason why Mediterranean people who make their living from the sea do not share the romantic emotions of those who splash about for fun.
The cleanest approach would be to get rid of federal flood insurance entirely and let the private market price the risks of living below sea level or in flood-prone areas.
It found people living less than 1km from the sea were more likely to say they were in "good health" than people living further away.
It applies to Graham Charles White, 33, formerly of Newbiggin by the Sea, but now living in Newcastle.
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The risk of loss of lives and economic disaster in the southern Mediterranean is high due to strong population density along its coasts: around 150 million people concentrated in 46, 000 kms of coastline, 110 million of them living in cities bordering the sea and some 200 million tourists visiting the area every year.
If you go out from Earth up into space, you see our entire planet is a living organism - be it in the sea with all the fish, on the land with all the reptiles and mammals and insects, but the way man is behaving at the moment needs attention.
Well, beyond the obvious (they are living things), sea turtles play key roles in coastal ecosystems.
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For example, people playing next to the ocean can collect sea-dwelling creatures while those living in a snowy climate can get ice-creatures.
This city of seven million people living in various high rise towers at the base of sea-surrounded mountains is gleaming with shiny new buildings, expensive cars, and prestige-brand shopping malls.
Deep in oceans around the world lurks a type of worm without a mouth, anus or gut that makes its living by eating the bones of whales and other deceased sea creatures.
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American biologist and polar bear expert Steven Amstrup said this was the first time he had heard of the bears living in large numbers on a tabular iceberg out at sea.
People living near an eroded sea wall in Hampshire have welcomed the start of its long-awaited reconstruction.
Meanwhile, U.S. intelligence learned that some al Qaeda operatives were living in the northern Iranian town of Chalus, on the Caspian Sea.
Arriving at L'Albitru (the Arbousier), one of three houses with a view of the sea, you realize that Canarelli's idea of living like a noble savage is in fact pretty plush.
So I think they are living on this iceberg to stay safe, and just wait for the sea ice to come back in.
According to popular blog The Frenemy, being Carrie Bradshaw and living her fabulous lifestyle means swimming in a sea of debt.
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Today, there are no legal restrictions on exploring the deep sea for the purposes of research or financial gain when it comes to its living resources.
"Although alcohol is available on board Royal Navy ships and submarines, its consumption is extremely limited and the RN's promotion of healthy living, coupled with the professionalism of modern sailors, means that fewer sailors drink at sea than ever before, " he added.
At night Baku is ablaze with amazing lights - not least from the Eurovision venue, The Crystal Hall, which is living up to its name and shining into the night sky like a beacon by the Caspian Sea.
The latest work on sea urchin growth rates uses measures of the isotope carbon-14, which has increased in all living organisms following the atmospheric testing of atomic weapons in the 1950s.
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