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A primer for the Environmental Impact Assessment of mining at seafloor massive sulfide deposits

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  • Collins, Patrick Colman
  • Croot, Peter
  • Carlsson, Jens
  • Colaço, Ana
  • Grehan, Anthony
  • Hyeong, Kiseong
  • Kennedy, Robert
  • Mohn, Christian
  • Smith, Samantha
  • Yamamoto, Hiroyuki
  • Rowden, Ashley

Abstract

Seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) contain commercially viable quantities of high grade ores, making them attractive prospect sites for marine mining. SMS deposits may also contain hydrothermal vent ecosystems populated by high conservation value vent-endemic species. Responsible environmental management of these resources is best achieved by the adoption of a precautionary approach. Part of this precautionary approach involves the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of exploration and exploitative activities at SMS deposits. The VentBase 2012 workshop provided a forum for stakeholders and scientists to discuss issues surrounding SMS exploration and exploitation. This forum recognised the requirement for a primer which would relate concepts underpinning EIA at SMS deposits. The purpose of this primer is to inform policy makers about EIA at SMS deposits in order to aid management decisions. The primer offers a basic introduction to SMS deposits and their associated ecology, and the basic requirements for EIA at SMS deposits; including initial data and information scoping, environmental survey, and ecological risk assessment.

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  • Collins, Patrick Colman & Croot, Peter & Carlsson, Jens & Colaço, Ana & Grehan, Anthony & Hyeong, Kiseong & Kennedy, Robert & Mohn, Christian & Smith, Samantha & Yamamoto, Hiroyuki & Rowden, Ashley, 2013. "A primer for the Environmental Impact Assessment of mining at seafloor massive sulfide deposits," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 198-209.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:42:y:2013:i:c:p:198-209
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.01.020
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    1. Arie Christoffel Seijmonsbergen & Sanne Valentijn & Lisan Westerhof & Kenneth Frank Rijsdijk, 2022. "Exploring Ocean Floor Geodiversity in Relation to Mineral Resources in the Southwest Pacific Ocean," Resources, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-13, June.
    2. Daniel O B Jones & Stefanie Kaiser & Andrew K Sweetman & Craig R Smith & Lenaick Menot & Annemiek Vink & Dwight Trueblood & Jens Greinert & David S M Billett & Pedro Martinez Arbizu & Teresa Radziejew, 2017. "Biological responses to disturbance from simulated deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-26, February.
    3. Husson, Bérengère & Sarrazin, Jozée & van Oevelen, Dick & Sarradin, Pierre-Marie & Soetaert, Karline & Menesguen, Alain, 2018. "Modelling the interactions of the hydrothermal mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus with vent fluid," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 377(C), pages 35-50.

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