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Regional Tuna Expert Sounds Caution in Developing Seabed Mining

Leading Pacific tuna industry expert, Dr Transform Aqorau, has drawn from the region’s experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to sound caution in the development of the “next frontier” of deep seabed mining.

Speaking at the Fiji National University in Suva last week, Aqorau said while the potential for economic benefits from seabed minerals is vast, so are the environmental risks. “We must tread carefully, ensuring that our actions today do not compromise the health of our ocean and the well-being of future generations,” he told an audience of government and chiefly figures, as well as academics and tertiary students, at the University’s leadership seminar series.

Professor Transform Aqorau

Professor Transform Aqorau is the Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University and widely respected for his thoughtful and visionary leadership. Ocean Equity Research recently re-posted his blogs on Pacific development. These blogs provide important insights into the Pacific development context and look beyond global geo-political narratives. The originals of these blogs can be found on Prof. Aqorau’s Linkedin profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/transform-aqorau-2b673420/ 

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