Improving the marine management framework to make good decisions on seabed mining

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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.