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Dear Editor, I recall a public consultation in Mauke. There were two motions for consideration.

The first motion YES for the completion of the ten years Precautionary Research still ongoing and NO to any actual DSM (deep sea mining) activities to begin.

The second motion was NO to the ongoing ten years Precautionary Research and YES to the actual DSM activities to start up asap (as soon as possible).

A few people spoke against DSM at that public consultation, but then it was concluded, by the Government officials that afternoon, that the majority agreed to the YES motion. The public meeting was over and the dinner provided was excellent, I must say.

Letter to the editorDede Mingi11 September 2024Deep Sea Mining, Cook islands, Dark Oxygen, Ocean Conservation, Seabed Minerals

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