Embracing a new era of deep-sea mining: Research progress and prospects

IF 3.5 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106778

Chang Wang , Xiaojie Shu , Siyuan Zhou , Huiling Song , Qi He

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Abstract

To address the supply shortage of critical minerals for global green transition, exploring and exploiting deep-sea mineral resources has become imperative. However, there remains considerable concerns and controversies on deep-sea mining within the international community due to cognitive limitations. Sorting out the research of deep-sea mining scattered across multiple disciplines is urgently required to provide an in-depth understanding on deep-sea mining. This paper aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of the research progress on the connotation and characteristics, economic analysis, global governance, and policy instruments of deep-sea mining. It also clarified the major sustainability challenges of deep-sea mining in terms of environmental impacts, technology and governance. The future research directions are proposed to embrace the new era of deep-sea mining. This paper could help the industry and academia gain a scientific and comprehensive understanding of the current development status, research progress of deep-sea mining.

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迎接深海采矿新时代：研究进展与展望

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Marine Policy Multiple-

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7.60

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13.20%

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428

期刊介绍： Marine Policy is the leading journal of ocean policy studies. It offers researchers, analysts and policy makers a unique combination of analyses in the principal social science disciplines relevant to the formulation of marine policy. Major articles are contributed by specialists in marine affairs, including marine economists and marine resource managers, political scientists, marine scientists, international lawyers, geographers and anthropologists. Drawing on their expertise and research, the journal covers: international, regional and national marine policies; institutional arrangements for the management and regulation of marine activities, including fisheries and shipping; conflict resolution; marine pollution and environment; conservation and use of marine resources. Regular features of Marine Policy include research reports, conference reports and reports on current developments to keep readers up-to-date with the latest developments and research in ocean affairs.