This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of deep-sea biological material including the collection, processing, transportation and storage of deep-sea biological material.

This document is applicable only to deep-sea biological material that can be used for biomolecular processing, e.g. nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites.

This document is applicable to all organizations performing research and development on deep-sea biological material.

This document does not apply to the collection of deep-sea biological material intended for environmental impact assessment for sea floor mining.

NOTE            International, national or regional regulations or requirements or a multiple of these can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.