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DSM Transparency Scoping Survey
Thank you for your interest in this survey. Before you get started, below is a brief description.
Scope
This questionnaire collects opinions on the issues concerning transparency in the operations and governance of deep-sea mineral exploration and mining (DSM). Although some identified issues will likely be broadly relevant for all kinds of marine mining, the specific focus of this project is on exploration and mining for:
· manganese nodules (found on the deep seabed);
· polymetallic crusts (usually on ridges and seamounts); and,
· seafloor massive sulphides (associated with hydrothermal vents)
–both within and beyond national jurisdictions.
Purpose
This questionnaire, which will feed into the work of the Deep-sea Mining Transparency Correspondence Group (DSM TCG), has three purposes, to:
1) help direct the work of the DSM TCG;
2) scope issues that will inform the development of further public consultations; and,
3) feed into Jeff Ardron’s PhD research at the University of Southampton.
Structure
There are five sections, covering:
i) inputs to decision-making;
ii) the decision-making process;
iii) operations & outcomes;
iv) other issues (as identified by you); and,
v) some questions about yourself.
This questionnaire collects opinions on the issues concerning transparency in the operations and governance of deep-sea mineral exploration and mining (DSM). Although some identified issues will likely be broadly relevant for all kinds of marine mining, the specific focus of this project is on exploration and mining for:
· manganese nodules (found on the deep seabed);
· polymetallic crusts (usually on ridges and seamounts); and,
· seafloor massive sulphides (associated with hydrothermal vents)
–both within and beyond national jurisdictions.
Purpose
This questionnaire, which will feed into the work of the Deep-sea Mining Transparency Correspondence Group (DSM TCG), has three purposes, to:
1) help direct the work of the DSM TCG;
2) scope issues that will inform the development of further public consultations; and,
3) feed into Jeff Ardron’s PhD research at the University of Southampton.
Structure
There are five sections, covering:
i) inputs to decision-making;
ii) the decision-making process;
iii) operations & outcomes;
iv) other issues (as identified by you); and,
v) some questions about yourself.