Environmental management of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems : justification of and considerations for a spatially-based approach

This report was produced following a meeting of experts in ocean governance, industry and marine scientific research from 31 May to 4 June 2010 at the Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement sur les Systèmes Côtiers (CRESCO) in Dinard, France. Includes bibliographical references. The publication is also available in electronic format: http://www.isa.org.jm/files/documents/EN/Pubs/TS9/index.html.