The report of the Workshop recognized that there had been considerable duplication in many development efforts to that stage. It also recognized that much of the technology that would be needed for mining was mature and already commercially available for use in other applications.
Dans son rapport, l &apos; atelier a reconnu qu &apos; il y avait jusqu &apos; alors des chevauchements considérables d &apos; efforts de recherche-développement, mais aussi que, pour une large part, les technologies nécessaires à l &apos; exploitation minière des grands fonds marins étaient mûres et déjà disponibles dans le commerce pour d &apos; autres applications.