The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of …

Aim Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and
can be considered vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep‐sea regions …

Best environmental practice (BEP) is a key component of an ecosystem approach to
management and is typically a product of practical experience in established industries. For …

The diversity of bait-attending fishes at lower abyssal and upper hadal depths was assessed
using baited cameras in 14 subduction trenches, three fracture zones and two holes …

 Abstract There is a growing interest in the exploitation of deep-sea mineral deposits,
particularly on the abyssal seafloor of the central Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) …

Generating environmental baseline knowledge is a prerequisite for evaluating and
predicting the effects of future deep seabed mining on the seafloor and in the water column …

We synthesize and analyze data from visual transecting approaches and baited camera
studies to evaluate fish and invertebrate scavenger communities across the Clarion …

Deep seabed mining operations, if permitted, could present significant risks to ocean
ecosystems. Disturbance on any scale is likely to be long lasting and irreversible. Scant …

Deep-water seamount ecosystems are sensitive to human activities and have a slow
recovery rate after being disturbed. Bottom trawling and potential deep-sea mineral …

The abyssal seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) in the central Pacific is
covered with large densities of polymetallic nodules, ie, metal concretions containing iron …