50-year study delivers ‘chilling’ verdict on deep sea mining risks
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A major review of 50 years of data warning that deep-sea mining could cause long-lasting damage to Pacific marine ecosystems has reinforced the Cook Islands' ca

![Cook Islands activists peacefully confront the Nautilus at Rarotonga port, holding banners reading 'Don't Mine The Moana' as it returns from a 21-day deep sea exploration expedition visiting sites in the mineral exploration areas licensed by the Cook Islands authorities in October last year. [Photo: Supplied / Greenpeace] Cook Islands activists peacefully confront the Nautilus](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dont_mine_moana.jpeg?itok=OTAaIxC4)








