Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

industrial support facilities that could service both industries and allow
for additional development (mineral processing, fish canning).
17. Offshore mineral policy and legislation should ensure the confidentiality
of corporate research and development data within their license area/s.
18. To ensure the long term capability of the coastal states to effectively
monitor offshore mineral resources activities, relevant Government
representatives should participate in all at-sea phases of MSR,
exploration and evaluation and that provision be made, either through
appropriation or the creation of special use funds within the responsible
agency (ies), to provide adequate human and fiscal resources required
for needed data collection and collation, monitoring and enforcement
activities.
19. Recognising the unique nature of the biota associated with active
hydrothermal zones, activities that ensure an adequate understanding
of the biota communities and the impacts of any associated mineral
exploration and exploitation should be undertaken by MSR and
Industry.
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