The REDEEM Project was invited to participate in workshop “Deep CCZ Biodiversity Synthesis Workshop” organized by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Deep Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) Project (University of Hawaii) from 1 to 4 October 2019 in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA. Sven Laming presented our work on life-history traits and joined the working group on megafauna invertebrates. The report on the workshop is now available online.