INTERNATIONAL CODES OF PRACTICE BEING DEVELOPED FOR MINIMISING UNDERSEA MINING DAMAGE
July 1st, 2006
BY MARK ROWE, in Munich
SCIENTISTS have reaffirmed their commitment to a code of conduct for the research and exploration of mineral-rich deep ocean volcanic ridges that is expected to provide a template for the way in which mining companies will conduct their ocean bed exploration and extraction.
The code of conduct has been put together by InterRidge, a science-based non-profit organisation that represents the research-based groups that are exploring the geology of the mid-ocean ridges, 2 kilometres under the surface of the oceans. The code, published for the ...
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