KOREAPMN12012 Meiofauna

Sampling data captured in Oceanic Exploration Research Pursuant to Section 10, Appendix II of the Contract for Exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ISBA/7/C/4), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) that is the relevant authority of the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby submits to the International Seabed Authority the annual report on the exploration activities in 2012 conducted in accordance with Paragraph 5, Schedule 2 on the Programme of Activities of the Contract for Exploration. The Contractor had performed the geological and geophysical survey with sampling of sediments and nodules, the marine environmental baseline survey in and around the contract area focused on the potential benthic impact experiment and reference sites, and research and development works on mining and processing technologies as a part of its exploration activities in 2012.本数据集收录了依据《国际海底管理局（International Seabed Authority）与大韩民国政府勘探合同》（合同编号ISBA/7/C/4）附录二第10条开展的大洋勘探研究所获取的采样数据。作为大韩民国政府相关主管部门的国土运输与海洋部（Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, MLTM），现正式向国际海底管理局提交依据《勘探合同活动方案》附表2第5款编制的2012年度勘探活动年度报告。该承包方在2012年的勘探活动中，开展了沉积物与结核（nodules）采样的地质与地球物理勘查、以潜在底栖影响实验与参照站点为核心的合同区域及其周边海域海洋环境基线调查，以及作为勘探活动组成部分的采矿与加工技术研发工作。