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The ISA's
library collection comprises over 2000
books, monographs ,reports,conference
procedures and CD-ROMs as well as
over 60 specialized periodical titles and
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The Bibliographic Database contains
references to scientific papers that may be of interest
to anyone interested in the resources that the
Authority regulates or the areas in which they occur.
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The current publications concern polymetallic
nodules and the Central Pacific, but this will
be increased during the next stage.
The database contains approximately 2,500
references published between 1878 and 2005

A patent study to define the state of art in
deep seabed mining and to determine trends
in the development of recovery technology
(1960-1998)

Seabed Patents Volume 1 to 5
Ships, Submersible and semisubmersibles
Mechanical Conveyors for Nodule
Hydraulic Conveyors/Risen Hydraulic Conveyors
Dredge Heads for Hydraulic Conveyors

Seabed Patents Volume 6 to 10
Seabed Traveling Subsea Vehicles
Independent Subsea Vehicles For Nodule
Transport Subsea Mining Technologies
for Minerals other than Polymetallic Nodules
Ancillary Technology / Novel Technologies

| North Atlantic MAR10_19 | North Atlantic MAR20_29 | North Atlantic MAR30_39 |

North Pacific
|North East Pacific California|NE_Pacific EQ EPR| NE_Pacific Gorda Ridge| NE_Pacific JF Ridge| NE_Pacific Rise|
|NW_Pacific Izu-Bonin Arc |NW_Pacific Mariana Arc |NW_Pacific Okinawa Trough |

South Pacific
|Southern East Pacific Rise|SW_Pacific Manus Basin Solomon| SW_Pacific Fiji Basin | SW_Pacific NZ Lau Basin |

Other Regions
| Indian Ocean Region |Mediterranean | Red Sea Region |

Ancillary Data
| Submarine vents: Brief Description & Information |Analytical methods and detection limits | References for Submarine Vents

A number of different types of seafloor hydrothermal systems and associated seafloor mineral deposits are recognized. These are grouped into 6 categories according to deposit type or the nature of the associated hydrothermal venting: 1) polymetallic massive sulfide deposits (PMS), 2) low-temperature hydrothermal vents and associated mineral deposits (LTH), 3) near-field metalliferous sediments (NFS), 4) distal metalliferous sediments (DIS), 5) vein and breccia deposits (VSD), and 6) known occurrences of hydrothermal plumes (PLUME) (i.e., remotely-detected but unconfirmed high-temperature vent sites).
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