Authors: Amon, Diva J., Gollner, Sabine, Morato, Telmo, Smith, Craig R., Chen, Chong, Christiansen, Currie, Bronwen, Drazen, Jeffrey C., Fukushima, Tomohiko, Gianni, Matthew, Gjerde, Kristina M., Gooday, Andrew, Grillo, Georgina Guillen, Haeckel, Matthias, Joyini, Thembile, Ju, Se-Jong, Levin, Lisa A., Metaxas, Anna, Mianowicz, Kamila, Molodtsova, Tina N., Narberhaus, Ingo, Orcutt, Beth N., Swaddling, Alison, Tuhumwire, Joshua, Palacio, Patricio Urueña, Walker, Michelle, Weaver, Phil, Xu, Xue-Wei, Mulalap, Clement Yow, Edwards, Peter E.T., Pickens, Chris
Venue: Marine Policy
Type: Publication
Abstract: A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining’s likely impacts is necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations comply with the International Seabed Authority’s obligations to prevent ‘serious harm’ and ensure the ‘effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects’ in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. A synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature and consultations with deep-seabed mining stakeholders revealed that, despite...
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Topics: 
Environmental resource management
Environmental planning
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