Deep-seabed mining needs evidence-based decisions

Xingsen Guo; Yinwei Luo; Xuewei Qi; Dongfang Liang

doi:10.59717/j.tiis.2026.100010

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Deep-seabed mining needs evidence-based decisions

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Hainan Provincial International Joint Research Center for Deep-Sea Mineral Resources Development and Environmental Protection, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572024, China
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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Engineering Geology and the Environment, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom
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Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Law School, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

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Corresponding authors: xingsen.guo@ouc.edu.cn (X.G.); dl359@cam.ac.uk (D.L.)
Received Date: July 29, 2026

Accepted Date: September 15, 2026

Published Online: September 17, 2026

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- Deep-seabed mining /
- Evidence-based decision-making /
- Precautionary governance /
- Pilot Mining /
- Environmental thresholds /
- International Seabed Authority

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Guo X., Luo Y., Qi X., et al. (2026). Deep-seabed mining needs evidence-based decisions. The Innovation Insights 1:100010. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.tiis.2026.100010

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