[HTML][HTML] Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
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 …
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …
Potential mitigation and restoration actions in ecosystems impacted by seabed mining
Mining impacts will affect local populations to different degrees. Impacts range from removal
of habitats and possible energy sources to pollution and smaller-scale alterations in local …
of habitats and possible energy sources to pollution and smaller-scale alterations in local …
Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds
Deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining research activity has substantially increased in recent
years, but the expected level of environmental impact is still being established. One …
years, but the expected level of environmental impact is still being established. One …
A review of megafauna diversity and abundance in an exploration area for polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (North East …
K Uhlenkott, K Meyn, A Vink, P Martínez Arbizu - Marine Biodiversity, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) is an abyssal region in the north-east
Pacific that is currently being explored for metal-rich polymetallic nodules, but also harbors a …
Pacific that is currently being explored for metal-rich polymetallic nodules, but also harbors a …
The influence of seafloor terrain on fish and fisheries: a global synthesis
The structure of seafloor terrain affects the distribution and diversity of animals in all
seascapes. Effects of terrain on fish assemblages have been reported from most …
seascapes. Effects of terrain on fish assemblages have been reported from most …
[HTML][HTML] Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific)
To protect the range of habitats, species, and ecosystem functions in the Clarion Clipperton
Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine …
Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine …
[HTML][HTML] Megafaunal variation in the abyssal landscape of the Clarion Clipperton Zone
The potential for imminent polymetallic nodule mining in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
[HTML][HTML] Potential effects of deep seabed mining on pelagic and benthopelagic biota
B Christiansen, A Denda, S Christiansen - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental concerns were raised from the very onset of discussions concerning the
extraction of metalliferous ores from the deep sea, but most studies have targeted the …
extraction of metalliferous ores from the deep sea, but most studies have targeted the …
[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale variations in invertebrate and fish megafauna in the mid-eastern Clarion Clipperton Zone
E Simon-Lledó, C Pomee, A Ahokava, JC Drazen… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The abyssal seafloor of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the central Pacific has the
largest known deposits of polymetallic nodules and associated benthic faunal communities …
largest known deposits of polymetallic nodules and associated benthic faunal communities …
Environmental heterogeneity throughout the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and the potential representativity of the APEI network
Environmental variables such as food supply, nodule abundance, sediment characteristics,
and water chemistry may influence abyssal seafloor communities and ecosystem functions …
and water chemistry may influence abyssal seafloor communities and ecosystem functions …