TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing deep ocean water development in Taiwan
T2 - Experiences and future challenges
AU - Liu, Ta Kang
AU - Hwung, Hwung Hweng
AU - Yu, Jin Li
AU - Kao, Ruey Chy
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was made possible by the funding from Water Resources Agency of Ministry of Economic Affairs. The authors are grateful for their financial support. During the revision of this paper, the kind comments by the anonymous reviewers are greatly appreciated. A special thanks to Prof. Chung-Pan Lee of National Sun Yat Sen University for his help in the measurements of seabed topography of the potential sites during the site investigation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Deep ocean water (DOW) is commonly referred to as the water below photic zone in the ocean that is typically cold, clean, stable, and rich in nutrients. Japan and the United States have been exploiting the DOW for utilization in water, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and fishery industries for many years. Since 2000, Taiwan has started the preliminary planning for the exploitation of DOW, including site evaluation, water quality investigation, and bathymetric survey of the potential DOW development sites. The seabed bathymetry in eastern Taiwan has a natural advantage, where the water depth can reach 500 m just several kilometers offshore, making it a rather unique place on earth that can exploit DOW economically. This paper reviews the current status for the development of DOW in Taiwan, from actual site investigations conducted and documents analysis. Recommendations for the future efforts of this fledging industry are also given.
AB - Deep ocean water (DOW) is commonly referred to as the water below photic zone in the ocean that is typically cold, clean, stable, and rich in nutrients. Japan and the United States have been exploiting the DOW for utilization in water, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and fishery industries for many years. Since 2000, Taiwan has started the preliminary planning for the exploitation of DOW, including site evaluation, water quality investigation, and bathymetric survey of the potential DOW development sites. The seabed bathymetry in eastern Taiwan has a natural advantage, where the water depth can reach 500 m just several kilometers offshore, making it a rather unique place on earth that can exploit DOW economically. This paper reviews the current status for the development of DOW in Taiwan, from actual site investigations conducted and documents analysis. Recommendations for the future efforts of this fledging industry are also given.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2007.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2007.04.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38849154415
SN - 0964-5691
VL - 51
SP - 126
EP - 140
JO - Ocean and Coastal Management
JF - Ocean and Coastal Management
IS - 2
ER -
