Decisions 15.48 to 15.51 - Deep-sea Mining and Migratory Species
Aquatic Species Conservation Issues
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Decision directed to: Parties
Decision directed to: Parties
Decision directed to: Scientific Council
Decision directed to: Secretariat
15.48
Parties are encouraged to:
a) note the report on Impacts of Deep-sea Mining on Migratory Species: Review and Knowledge Gaps, contained in Annex 1 of UNEP/CMS/COP15/Doc.25.2.3;
b) disseminate the CMS Technical Series publication Impacts of Deep-sea Mining on Migratory Species: Review and Knowledge Gaps, once produced by the Secretariat as requested under Decision 15.51 a), to all national departments involved in deciding on deep-sea mining activities;
c) facilitate further research of marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, chondrichthyans, bony fishes, and other migratory species, as well as their respective habitats, to better understand how deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities impact animal migration, behaviour, and their prey.
15.49
Parties are urged to implement Resolution 14.6 Deep-Seabed Mineral Exploitation Activities and Migratory Species, acknowledging the potential harmful effects from such activities.
15.50
The Scientific Council is requested to, subject to the availability of resources, collaborate with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to share expertise, and contribute to the development of EIA guidance being developed by the ISA, to ensure it considers the impacts of deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities on migratory species, their prey and their ecosystems.
15.51
The Secretariat shall:
a) in order to implement Decision 15.48 b), produce a CMS Technical Series publication of the report Impacts of Deep-sea Mining on Migratory Species: Review and Knowledge Gaps that does not contain the recommendations on pages 3, 30, 34, 36, 39 and 43, and disseminate to Parties;
b) subject to the availability of resources, continue to collaborate with the ISA and other relevant bodies, as appropriate, to raise awareness of the relevance of migratory species in relevant discussions on deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities and to promote collaboration and data exchange;
c) facilitate the work of the Scientific Council as directed in 15.50.