en.Wedoany.com Reported - American Ocean Minerals Corporation has completed a deep-sea environmental baseline research activity in the Cook Islands. The expedition team, aboard the 196-foot (60-meter) research vessel Anuanua Moana, completed work at 53 sampling stations over three weeks.

The activity collected 4,059 physical samples using 60 box corers and 62 multi-corer samplers within the EL3 license area. These efforts aim to support sediment and biological research to assess baseline environmental conditions of representative deep-sea habitats.

Moana Minerals expects that the data collected will directly contribute to its environmental impact report, scheduled for release in the first half of 2027.

The company stated that the research data will also support the pre-feasibility study planned for completion in the second half of 2026.

Tom Albanese, Chairman of American Ocean Minerals Corporation, explained that having an exclusive research platform allows the company to collect consistent data regularly while reducing reliance on third-party vessels.

Albanese added that the simultaneous advancement of environmental science and resource assessment is necessary for responsible development.

Hans Smit, CEO of Ocean Minerals, stated that the team completed 53 stations in three weeks, including the planned 45 priority stations, and generated a significant amount of new data, enhancing understanding of deep-sea ecosystems.

The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority granted an exploration license to Ocean Minerals through its subsidiary, Moana Minerals.

The research vessel, equipped with a permanent crew, is capable of conducting biological and sediment sampling as well as seafloor mapping.

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