News & Press Releases

This is the first of a series of science articles SBMA will be releasing. Join us on a journey of discovery focused on our Marae Moana. This article is all about the ocean and underlying seabed.

SBMA have developed level 1 habitat management zones for the Cook Islands seabed based on geomorphology and how much food makes it to the seabed.

SBMA are excited to provide a summary on its recently published, Mineral Resource Estimate for polymetallic nodules in the Cook Islands.

SBMA Inspector, Rima Browne went onboard the Anuanua Moana for Moana Minerals first exploration expedition to undertake seabed mapping of their licence area.

SBMA staff were recently in Jamaica to participate in the 28th Session of the ISA Council meetings. The purpose of the meetings was to continue negotiations on the draft rules for seabed minerals exploitation in the CCZ.

SBMA Technical staff have recently published a new seabed map for the Cook Islands in an international journal.

PM Brown recently travelled to the United States to present on the Cook Islands efforts to develop its seabed minerals sector at the SAFE Summit.

Marine environmental experts visiting the Cook Islands from the United Kingdom and Fiji gave presentations at an open day hosted at the National Environment Service.

Marine environmental experts from the United Kingdom and Fiji were in the Cook Islands as part of the DEEPEND Project. The Seabed Minerals Authority on behalf of the Cook Islands are involved in the project and hosted the experts in Aitutaki for a 2 day workshop.