- Summary
Improving the marine management framework to make good decisions on seabed mining
This summary details managing seabed mining and other marine activities, and recommends improvements to the marine management framework (February 2024)
A high-performing, sustainable blue economy relies on using marine resources within environmental and biological constraints and in a way that contributes positively to ecological, cultural, and social well-being.
This paper summarises issues with managing seabed mining and other marine activities and recommends improvements to the marine management framework. It’s based on a submission by the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge for the Inquiry into seabed mining in New Zealand, along with our research which looks at how to best develop a marine economy while protecting the marine environment.