Gas hydrate is hydrocarbon resources formed under certain temperature and pressure, occurring in continental slope, deep sea or permanent frozen strata in the poles.

天然气水合物是在一定温度、压力条件下形成的烃类资源，富存于陆坡、深海及极地永冻土层中。

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With the decrease of mineral resources on land, the general trend is exploiting them on international deep sea bed.

随着陆地矿产资源的日趋减少，开发国际海底矿产资源是大势所趋。

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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.

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