Escenario y contexto de la seguridad marítima en el horizonte 2050minería marina y seguridad ambiental

Abstract

This document deals with the possible adverse effects of the marine mining activities for the biological communities associated or linked to the mineral deposits located in the seabed. It seeks to highlight how the scenario and context of the Spanish maritime security in the horizon 2050 requires to continue in the development of an environmental security strategy that guarantees the effective protection of the marine environment and its rich biological diversity in relation with both the great challenge posed by the practical realization of the expansion of the Spanish continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles and the regime of the International Seabed Area, especially at a time when the activities of exploitation of marine floor and subsoil have ceased to be a distant possibility to become a reality