SBMA Inspector, Rima Browne went onboard the Anuanua Moana for Moana Minerals first exploration expedition to undertake seabed mapping of their licence area.
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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.
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SBMA Technical staff have recently published a new seabed map for the Cook Islands in an international journal.
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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.
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To mark the arrival of their research vessel, Anuanua Moana, license holder Moana Minerals hosted a blessing and naming ceremony at Avatiu harbour yesterday.
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Last week, a delegation led by Prime Minister Mark Brown visited Aitutaki to carry out consultations on the seabed minerals (SBM) sector. The public expressed generally strong support for the Government’s development of the sector, and the current Exploration Programme underway.
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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.
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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.
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Dear Editor, very lately and surprisingly our news media has been bombarded with a stronger and incorporate voice calling for a moratorium against any seabed mining.
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