Last month was a major step forward for the Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) and the National Environment Service’s (NES) collaboration on monitoring and enforcement activities, which took place onboard MV Anuanua Moana.
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SBMA have developed level 1 habitat management zones for the Cook Islands seabed based on geomorphology and how much food makes it to the seabed.
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SBMA are excited to provide a summary on its recently published, Mineral Resource Estimate for polymetallic nodules in the Cook Islands.
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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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