Deep-sea mining management, policy and regulation: Data management, environmental monitoring, techno-economic assessment, Law of the Sea and regulatory regimes
Sharma, R. (Ed.) (2025). Deep-sea mining management, policy and regulation: Data management, environmental monitoring, techno-economic assessment, Law of the Sea and regulatory regimes. Springer: Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-92736-2. XIII, 525 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92737-9
Keywords
International law > Law of the sea Mining > Offshore operations > Deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining is currently in a critical phase wherein, detailed resource estimation has led to identification of potentially rich areas on the seafloor that can be mined, as well as testing of pre-prototype seabed mining machines and establishment of pilot plants for processing of deep-sea minerals is underway. This coupled with rigorous environmental data collection along with impact assessment of simulated as well as test mining is not only providing requisite information for likely impacts for development of predictive models but also for developing mitigation measures to minimise such impacts.Interest in mining the seafloor deposits as potential source of critical metals has been enhanced in the current century owing to the rising population and consumer demands, as well as the fact that these minerals contain battery metals such as Co, Ni, Mn besides copper that can help transition to green energy alternatives. However, concerns over ecological impacts on marine ecosystems and those related to economic, social and cultural implications need to be addressed for ensuring sustainable mining of seabed mineral resources.
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