SPC-EU Deep Sea Minerals Project - Pacific ACP States SPC-EU Deep Sea Minerals Project Inaugural Workshop (6

Workshop Proceedings
Workshop Programme
Chair's Summary
Participitant's List
Presentations and Presenters:
Day 1: Workshop Outline - Objectives, Arrangement and Expected Outcomes - Mr Akuila Tawake (Deep Sea Minerals Project - Team Leader)
- Overview of the SOPAC-EU EDF10 Deep Sea Minerals Project - Mr Akuila Tawake (Deep Sea Minerals Project - Team Leader)
- Deep Sea Minerals in the PI Region: Occurence, Potential and Case Studies - Mr Akuila Tawake (Deep Sea Minerals Project - Team Leader)
- Maritime Boundaries Brief - Mr Arthur Webb (Deputy Director, Ocean & Islands Programme, SOPAC)
- DSM Project: Law and Policy - Ms Hannah Lily (Deep Sea Minerals Project - Legal Advisor)
- Ferromanganese Crusts and Nodules: A Global Perspective - Mr James Hein (Senior Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey)
- Deep-Ocean Minerals: Crusts, Nodules, Sulfides, Phosphate - Mr James Hein (Senior Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey)
- Fiji: Status of Policy and Legislation Development - Mr Malakai Finau (Director, Mineral Resources Department)
- Cook Islands Country Report - Mr Paul Lynch (Legal Adviser, Office of the Minister of Minerals & Natural Resources)
- Seabed Exploration in Tonga - Mr Rennie Vaiomounga (Assistant Geologist, Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources)
- Legislative and Administrative Frameworks for Deep Sea Minerals - Mr Robert Makgill (Director, North-South Environmental Law)
- Pacific Marine Minerals and Deep Sea Mining Assessment - Mr Yannick Beaudoin (Head of Marine Programme, UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
Day 2: Mining the Deep: New Economics for a Blue World - Ms Anne Solgaard (Project Manager - Green Economy, UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
- Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems: Discovery, species variability on temporal and spatial scales, importance and uses, conservation issues and vent protected areas - Mr Chuck Fisher (Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University)
- Taxation Regime applicable to deep sea mining: Comparative Analysis and Case Study - Mr George Niumataiwalu (Director, Kontiki Capital)
- The Importance of Transparency and Macroeconomic Management in Extractive Industries Economies - Mr Graeme Hancock (World Bank)
- Exploration activities of KORDI for deep sea minerals development in the Pacific region - Mr Jonguk Kim (Senior Research Scientist, KORDI)
- The Current Activities of KORDI’s Environmental Study for Deep-Sea Mining - Mr Ju-Won Son (Research Scientist, KORDI)
- Deep-sea nodule and crust ecosystems: Benthic assemblages of manganese nodules and cobalt-rich crusts - Mr Malcolm Clark (Principal Scientist, NIWA)
- PNG Country Report - PNG Delegation (Department of Mineral Policy & Geohazards Management and Mineral Resources Authority)
- Solwara 1 Project Update - Ms Samantha Smith (Environment & Community Manager, Nautilus Minerals)
- PNG Offshore Mining Policy - Mr Steve Raaymakers (Principal, Eco-Strategic Consultants)
Day 3: Challenges of Policy & Legislation development in PICs and suggestions for improvement - Mr Clark Peteru (Legal Advisor, SPREP)
- Economic Considerations for Deep Sea Mining - Mr Linwood Pendleton (Director - Ocean and Coastal Policy, Duke University)
- The International Seabed Authority and the Regulatory Regime for Deep Seabed Mining - Mr Michael Lodge (Legal Counsel, International Seabed Authority)
- Seafloor Massive Sulfides (SMS); Global characteristics, distribution, and regional Pacific potential - Mr Sven Petersen (IFM-GEOMAR)

Under Pressure documentary examines the perspectives of different stakeholders involved with deep sea mineral resources in the Pacific.

Out of Darkness documentary focuses on environmental impacts of deep sea mining.

Breaking the Surface explores how PNG and Vanuatu are working with their communities to manage future opportunities and impacts associated with the deep sea mining industry.

Expert Q&A This underwater footage from Seafloor Massive Sulphide site features Professor Cindy Van Dover, a Deep-Ocean exploration expert who talks about the ecosystem below and the importance of knowing about deep sea mining impacts.

Legal Interns Video Former legal interns of the DSM Project took to the camera to share their experiences and the skills acquired during their internships with the Project.

DSM Governance Simpleshow explains how the Deep Sea Minerals Project supports Pacific Island countries in sustainably developing their seabed minerals resources.