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The Metals Company contracts CSIRO-led consortium to develop environmental monitoring and management plan for deep-sea nodule collection

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The California Seabed Mining Prevention Act is wending its way through the legislature ( earlier post ), and the Federated States of Micronesia is joining Samoa, Fiji and Palau in calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Earlier post.). However, Nauru, Tonga, Kiribati and Cook Islands have already sponsored mining projects.

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Reimagining What It Means To Be A Zero-Emission Ship

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The 2022 Our Ocean Conference, held recently in Palau, brought together countries from around the world to discuss and commit to actions to protect the ocean, the life-giving source of food, livelihoods and recreation for much of humanity.

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Ford Mustang was the top-selling sports car in the world in 2016; strong surge in exports

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This year, availability of the 2018 Mustang will expand to six new countries, including Brazil, the Palau Islands and the Ivory Coast, with three additional markets announced later. Mustang is now available in 140 countries across all continents other than Antarctica.

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