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measurements they should do so in a manner comparable to other
oceanographic programmes and efforts.
Sampling parameters and depths
A participant remarked that, in deciding what parameters should be
monitored, it was first necessary to know which ones would be sensitive to
the impacts of deep-sea mining. Further, in selecting depths for sampling,
the level of the oxygen-minimum zone had to be known. In the western part
of the CCFZ, for example, that zone was generally at about 800-1000 m,
but sometimes it was at 300-400 m or deeper than 1200 m. Koslow
responded that, where the oxygen minimum varied dramatically, it was not
a good reference point.
Notes and References
1. C.M. Baker et al. (2001), The Status of Natural Resources on the High Seas (World
Wildlife Fund International / International Union for the Conservation of Nature,
Gland, Switzerland), 92 pp.
2. J.A. McGowan (1971), Oceanic biogeography of the Pacific, in B.M. Funnell and W.R.
Riedel (eds.), The Micropaleontology of Oceans (Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England) 3-74; A.R. Longhurst (2001), Ecological Geography of the Sea
(Academic Press, San Diego, California), 398 pp. (paper).
3. J.A. McGowan (1971), Oceanic biogeography of the Pacific, in B.M. Funnell and W.R.
Riedel (eds.), The Micropaleontology of Oceans (Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England) 3-74.
4. D.M. Karl and R. Lukas (1996), The Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT) program:
Background, rationale and field implementation, Deep Sea Research II 43(2-3): 129-
156.
5. A.R. Longhurst (2001), Ecological Geography of the Sea (Academic Press, San Diego,
California), 398 pp. (paper).
6. Deep-Seabed Polymetallic Nodule Exploration: Development of Environmental
Guidelines (1999), Proceedings of the International Seabed Authority’s Workshop
held in Sanya, Hainan Island, People’s Republic of China (1-5 June 1998), ISA
(Kingston, Jamaica) chapt. 1: Exploration techniques and potential mining systems,
29-39.
7. Ibid. chapt. 9, Guidelines for the assessment of the environmental impacts from the
exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area, 219-239.
8. Ibid. chapt. 8, Discussion on the draft guidelines, 204-217.
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