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SBMA Release: Key messages from Exploration Licence Granting ceremony

Following on from the previous Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) release on the recent SBM Exploration Licence Granting ceremony, below is a summary of themes raised by speakers.

Press ReleaseDede Mingi17 March 2022Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands EEZ, Rarotonga, Seabed Minerals Exploration Licences, CIC Limited (CIC), CIIC Seabed Resources Limited (CIICSR), Moana Minerals Limited (Moana Minerals)

Seabed minerals consultations reach the most remote islands of the Cook Islands

Overall, Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the three Pa Enua consultations.

“It was great to see our people’s interest in our SBM sector, and to receive their questions and feedback,” he said, “This is the whole purpose of our consultations: to engage with our people and to hear their views and concerns. It takes a lot of effort, but we are committed to it.” One of the Seabed Minerals Authority’s key priorities for 2021 is stakeholder engagement, in particular with its Cook Islands people.

Press ReleaseDede Mingi19 February 2021SBMA, SBMA Commissioner, Alex Herman, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands EEZ, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Consultations, Palmerston, Nassau, Pukapuka, stakeholders, engagement

Will nodule mining impact animals that live on the ocean floor?

A closer look at the potential impact of nodule mining on the megafauna associated with nodules in the Cook Islands EEZ from Penrhyn southward to Aitutaki and Palmerston. By Gerald McCormack, Director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust.

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