Stewart, Eva C. D. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-5705
Wiklund, Helena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-3504
Neal, Lenka
Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-8724
Drennan, Regan
Boolukos, Corie M. B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3020-4664
King, Lucas D. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3186-9410
Rabone, Muriel
Valls Domedel, Georgina https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8932-6641
Serpell-Stevens, Amanda
Arias, Maria B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5177
Dahlgren, Thomas G.
Horton, Tammy
Glover, Adrian G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-074X
Funding for this research was provided by:
RCUK | Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S007210/1)
The Metals Company
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 26 October 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Competing interests
: This work was funded by TMC through its subsidiary NORI. NORI holds exploration rights to the NORI-D contract area in the CCZ regulated by the ISA and sponsored by the government of Nauru. It is required by international law to carry out the environmental work to the best standard and to make data and analyses available to all. The funders had no influence on data analysis, interpretation or presentation.