A Joint Basic Study by the South Pacific Applied Geosience Commission (SOPAC) and the Government of Japan undertaken for marine geological and other studies relating to mineral prospecting to assess the mineral resources potential of the deep sea bottom in the offshore regions of SOPAC member countries.
A Joint Basic Study by the South Pacific Applied Geosience Commission (SOPAC) and the Government of Japan undertaken for marine geological and other studies relating to mineral prospecting to assess the mineral resources potential of the deep sea bottom in the offshore regions of SOPAC member countries.
The Cooperative Study project on the Deepsea Mineral Resources in the Sea Area of the Kingdom of Tonga. This first year survey was carried out in the sea area within the exclusive economic zone of the Kingdom of Tonga, which is located in the middle east of the Lau Basin and has an area of about 36,000 km2.