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. This metadata entry presents survey conducted in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, for the Fiscal Year 2001.
This bathymetry dataset was produced by the Joint Japan International Cooperatiopn Agency and SOPAC Deepsea Mineral Survey of selected areas within the SOPAC region. This metadata presents survey conducted in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Niue Islands, for the Fiscal Year 2003 . The survey carried out bathymetric and acoustic surveys, surface sediment survey, MFES survey of manganese Nodules and sampling.