• DOI:10.3389/fmars.2018.00480
• Corpus ID: 54465407

Seabed Mining and Approaches to Governance of the Deep Seabed

@article{Thompson2018SeabedMA,
  title={Seabed Mining and Approaches to Governance of the Deep Seabed},
  author={Kirsten F. Thompson and Kathryn Ann Miller and Duncan E. J. Currie and P. A. Johnston and D. Greenpeace Santillo},
  journal={Frontiers in Marine Science},
  year={2018}
}

• K. F. Thompson, K. Miller, +2 authors D. Santillo
• Published 11 December 2018
• Political Science
• Frontiers in Marine Science

-Commercial seabed mining seems imminent, highlighting the urgent need for coherent, effective policy to safeguard the marine environment. -Reconciling seabed mining with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals will be difficult because minerals extraction will have irreversible consequences that could lead to the loss of habitats, species and ecosystems services. -A dialogue needs to take place around social, cultural, environmental and economic costs and benefits. -Governance of human interactions with the seabed is fragmented and lacks transparency, with a heavy focus on facilitating exploitation rather than ensuring protection. -With high uncertainties and high stakes, we present a critical review of proposed policy options for the regulation of seabed mining activities, recommend actions to improve seabed governance and outline the alternatives to mining fragile deep-sea ecosystems.