ISO/DIS 20309

Scope

This document specifies requirements for the biobanking of deep-sea biological materials including the collection, processing, transportation and storage of deep-sea biological materials. This document is applicable only to deep-sea biological materials 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 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.