The current status of environmental requirements for deep seabed mining issued by the International Seabed Authority
Bräger, S.; Romero Rodriguez, G.Q.; Mulsow, S. (2020). The current status of environmental requirements for deep seabed mining issued by the International Seabed Authority. Mar. Policy 114: 103258. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.09.003
In: Marine Policy. Elsevier: UK. ISSN 0308-597X; e-ISSN 1872-9460, more
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Area-based management tools; Environmental baseline studies; ISA; Pelagic domain; Spatio-temporal; Species-specificity; Statistical power |
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- Bräger, S.
- Romero Rodriguez, G.Q.
- Mulsow, S.
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Up to September 2018, the International Seabed Authority has issued a total of 100 mandatory requirements (published between 2011 and 2015) as guidance for potential future miners when collecting data for their environmental baseline studies during the exploration phase. An in-depth analysis of all current requirements highlights twelve themes covered by multiple requirements: methodology for seabed sampling, methodology for water column sampling, statistical evidence, spatio-temporal considerations, toxicology, modelling needs, genetic studies, species-specificity, documentation and archival storage, impact-related studies, area-based management tools, and comparison and assessment. Within each theme, the relevant requirements are compared with each other to allow a comprehensive assessment of the research effort needed to satisfy all of the 100 requirements. |
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