New discoveries of micro-organisms, in view of enhanced capacities in scientific research in the oceans, could bring to the fore complex legal questions on ownership and the legal status of such discoveries.
鉴于海洋科学研究的能力的增强，对新维生物的发现会使关于所有权和这种发现的法律地位的复杂法律问题成为突出的问题。