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Mines Secretary V L Kantha Rao in his address on Monday had said that the auction of offshore mines will begin in three months' time. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 has been amended to provide an auction route for awarding production leases for offshore minerals.
Evidence shows that microplastics discovered in six deep-sea trenches were generated from non-human activities.
An exhibition of art with ocean themes was mounted at the Trinidad Art Society on January 14, by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) to encourage its audience to restore the ocean and defend the deep. It was a significant event in the on-going project to raise awareness about the threats posed by Deep Seabed Mining.
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