Read about the exciting research survey conducted in Cook Island waters. Cook Islanders were front and center with all the work going on onboard.
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Seabed minerals voyage looks at reserve area north of Aitutaki.
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More deep sea research is to be undertaken in Cook Island waters before the end of the 2019 year. Another company, Ocean Minerals Ltd (OML) who have reserved areas in the CI EEZ will be conducting similar research to that undertaken earlier this year. In addition OML will also collect biological samples from the sediment as well as conductivity, temperature and depth data. Cook Islanders will again be heavily involved in this upcoming research survey.
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The Cook Islands will be ready to harvest precious metals from the ocean floor in just five years.
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GSR Exploration Manager and marine geologist Francois Charlet said their research was successful. “We did a lot of deployment of freefall grabs to collect samples. We collected about 469kg of nodules which is quite a lot,” said Charlet.
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our Cook Islanders are to be included in a research team embarking on an expedition to explore the seabed near Aitutaki this month.
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