The Metals Company Announces an Extensive Deep-sea Environmental Data Submission to the International Seabed Authority
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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TMC’s subsidiary NORI submits data collected during two benthic baseline campaigns on the NORI-D area, adding more than 270,000 benthic biological occurrences to the International Seabed Authority’s ‘DeepData’ catalogue of contractor exploration data.
Key Points:
- TMC’s subsidiary NORI submits data collected during two benthic baseline campaigns on the NORI-D area, adding more than 270,000 benthic biological occurrences to the International Seabed Authority’s ‘DeepData’ catalogue of contractor exploration data.
- Remaining baseline data and samples including geochemical samples and biological samples from the water column are being collated and categorized, with all data expected to be shared with the ISA in the coming months.
- This first submission of benthic data will provide a significant expansion to the biological holdings contained within the ISA’s ‘DeepData’ platform by contributing over 270,000 occurrences.
- The total NORI-D dataset is expected to be one of the most comprehensive datasets ever compiled in the deep sea.