; large sediment plumes that will negatively affect ecosystems well beyond the actual mining sites; noise pollution that will cause physiological and behavioral stress to marine species; likely contamination of commercially important species of food fish; and likely negative impacts on carbon sequestration dynamics and deep-ocean carbon storage. (4) The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, 15th Conference of Parties, Decision 15/24 encourages member States to ensure that, before deep seabed mineral exploitation is permitted, the related impacts on the marine environment and biodiversity are sufficiently researched and the risks to the marine ecosystem are sufficiently understood, and sufficient regulation and conditions be imposed to ensure that exploitation does not cause harmful effects to the marine environment and biodiversity. (5) The 2022 United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiative report on deep seabed mining states that the financing of such activities is not consistent with Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles. (6) There is currently insufficient scientific information on the deep sea and related marine ecosystems to fully and accurately assess the full risks and impacts of deep seabed mining activities. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) no deep seabed mining should occur in the international seabed area unless and until adoption by the International Seabed Authority of a full and binding regulatory framework in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in particular Article 145 of the Convention; (2) there is currently insufficient scientific understanding of, and an absence of consensus on, the extent of the risks and impacts of deep seabed mining on ocean and related ecosystems