TRIDENT is developing an integrated system for the prediction, assessment and continuous monitoring of the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining. The project brings together advanced sensors, autonomous and mobile observatory systems, and near real-time data handling capabilities to improve how environmental conditions are measured and understood across the upper water column, seabed, and near-bottom waters by identifying all relevant physical, chemical, geological, and biological parameters. The project will also identify gaps in existing data sets and develop solutions to address them. 

Our Role 

Timelex participates in TRIDENT as the consortium partner responsible for legal, policy, and ethics assessment. In particular, Timelex provides legal and policy analysis on the evolving regulatory landscape at international and EU level, the role of the International Seabed Authority, and the wider governance questions linked to the deployment of real-time environmental monitoring systems. Timelex also leads the ethics assessment relating to the monitoring system and the project’s demonstration activities.