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SMARTEX (Seabed Mining and Resilience to Experiment Impact) aims to provide the critical scientific understanding and evidence-base to reduce risks of deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules in the central Northeast Pacific Ocean. The project aims to better understand the ecosystem in the Pacific abyss and how the different components interact and interconnects.
Read MoreThis week was a historic milestone for the Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority). We announced the three seabed minerals companies that met the qualification criteria in the Act, and would be proceeding to the next stage of the exploration licensing process.
Read MoreMembers of the public are invited to attend the launch of the Seabed Minerals Authority licensing process for exploration research in Cook Islands’ waters on Thursday morning.
Read MoreRead about the exciting research survey conducted in Cook Island waters. Cook Islanders were front and center with all the work going on onboard.
Read MoreThe Cook Islands will be ready to harvest precious metals from the ocean floor in just five years.
Read Moreour 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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