24. Takes note of the Workshop for the establishment of environmental baselines at deep seafloor cobalt-rich crusts and deep seabed polymetallic sulphide mine sites in the Area for the purpose of evaluating the likely effects of exploration and exploitation on the marine environment, held in Kingston from 6 to 10 September 2004;
24. 注意到2004年9月6日至10日在金斯敦举行了研讨会，讨论为评价勘探和开发可能对海洋环境造成的影响在"区域"内深海底富钴结壳和深海床多金属硫化物矿址建立环境基线的问题；