SBMA Release: Historic in the Cook Islands - The first signing of three SBM exploration licences with companies CIC, CIIC Seabed Resources, and Moana Minerals took place on February 23, 2022.
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The Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Seabed Minerals (SBM), Hon. Mark Brown is pleased to announce the appointment of the SBM Licensing Panel (Licensing Panel). The role of the Licensing Panel is to evaluate applications for exploration licenses and recommend to the Minister whether to grant or decline the applications.
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The Cook Islands recently hosted an international workshop on deep seabed (SBM) environmental management and monitoring from 26 to 29 July 2021, with over 120 virtual and local participants.
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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.
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Democratic Party Opposition leader Tina Pupuke Browne says in a media release, that a recent meeting with the Seabed Minerals Authority commissioner has helped give some reassurance that the agency will employ the highest good governance principles. Browne says she and her team welcomed the meeting with Commissioner Alex Herman and the opportunity to clarify a number of issues.
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The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority welcome Alex Herman as its new Commissioner.
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