Biology, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Fugro (United Kingdom), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Natural Environment Research Council, Environmental Resources Management (United Kingdom), Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, University of Bergen, University of Southampton, University of Bremen, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, University of Barcelona, Institute of Oceanology. PP Shirshov Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Marine Research, Scottish Association For Marine Science, International Research Institute of Stavanger, Natural History Museum, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Sorbonne University, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, CoNISMa, University of Algarve, Median SCP (Spain), Fugro (United Kingdom), Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)
MIDAS: Managing Impacts of Deep-seA re Source exploitation
The MIDAS project addresses fundamental environmental issues relating to the exploitation of deep-sea mineral and energy resources; specifically polymetallic sulphides, manganese nodules. Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, methane hydrates and the potential mining of rare earth elements. These new industries will have significant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems, ...