Report of the workshop Evaluating the nature of midwater mining plumes and their potential effects on midwater ecosystems

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is developing regulations to control the future exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources including sulphide deposits near hydrothermal vents, polymetallic nodules on the abyssal seafloor, and cobalt crusts on seamounts. Under the UN Convention on the Law of...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Drazen, Craig Smith, Kristina Gjerde, Whitlow Au, Jesse Black, Glenn Carter, Malcolm Clark, Jennifer Durden, Pierre Dutrieux, Erica Goetze, Steven Haddock, Mariko Hatta, Chris Hauton, Paul Hill, Julian Koslow, Astrid Leitner, Chris Measures, Aude Pacini, Frank Parrish, Thomas Peacock, Jessica Perelman, Tracey Sutton, Celine Taymans, Verena Tunnicliffe, Les Watling, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Emily Young, Amanda Ziegler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Research Ideas and Outcomes
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Online Access:https://riojournal.com/article/33527/