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Proceedings of the Fifteenth Session, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 5-13 Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources l in South Pacific Offshore Areas (CCOP/SOPAC) Proceedings of ·the Fifteenth Session Rarotonga, Cook Islands 5-13 September 1986 including Report of the Fifteenth Session of its Technical Advisory Grol' the CCOP/SOPAC Work Programme, Technical Documentat n Compiled by ML. Bukarau 1986 . 1 Prepared/or publication by the CCOP/SOPAC Technical Secretariat. Suva with assistance from the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute. Department 0/ Scientific and Industrial Research. Wellington. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatever on the partofCCOP/SOPAC concerning the legal status of any coun- try or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of the frontiers of any country or territory. The mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply endorse- ment by CCOP/SOPAC. f COVER PHOTO Lagoonal drilling at Aitutaki in the Southern Cook Islands. ie drilling rig, capable of reaching depths greater than 70 m, was donated by the Geological Survey of the Netherlands. (Photograph by Bruce Richmond). 2 CONTENTS Page 1 SUMMARY OF C0N'CLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 9 A Summary of the Committee in Plenary . 11 B. Summary of the Technical Advisory Group................................. 11 C. Summary of the Tripartite Review Meeting. 14 D. Summary of the Committee in Special Session.............................. 14 Part 1: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. FIFTEENTH SESSION. 15 Annex I: Report of the Technical Advisory Group . ~. 27 II: Summary Report of the Tripartite Review Meeting. .. 55 III: CCOP/SOPAC Work Listfor1987. '.......................... 63 Part 2: CCOP/SOPACWORf{ PROGRAMME.................................... 71 A. List of Projects ..........................................•................ 73 B. Work Programme Summary for 1985-1986.................................. 76 Part 3: DOCUMENTATION 107 Annex I: List of Publications by other Organisations. .. .. 147 II: List of.Maps on Display :. 151 APPENDICES: I: List of Participants 153 II: List of Acronyms. 161 '3 CCOP/SOPAC: AN INTRODUCTION The Committee for Co-ordination of Joint programme seeking construction materials Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South started, and in 1980 inshore baseline and- Pacific Offshore Areas (referred to briefly as the ~ environmental studies commenced. Co-ordinating Committee for Offshore Pros- Training of national staff has been per- pecting, South Pacific, and abbreviated CCOP / formed aboard ships, at the Technical Sec- SOPAC) is an inter-governmental body retariat. and at special courses. CCOP/SOP4.C established to investigate mineral potential in publishes technical information through the the coastal, inshore, nearshore and offshore South Pacific Marine Geological Notes and its areas of its member countries. Member coun- Technical Bulletin series and produces a quar- tries are currently Australia, the Cook Islands, terly Newsletter and an Annual Proceedings Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, New Zealand, Papua New volume. It has sponsored workshops on pet~ Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, roleum potential. offshore and nearshore Vanuatu and Western Samoa. Since its incep- mineral resources. concrete from ·coral tion at Suva in 1972 under the sponsorship of aggregate. and regional tectonics. the United Nations Economic and Social Financial support of approximately US$I.O Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), million annually is currently being provided by the Committee has met annually (Table I) to international agencies (primarily the UNDP), review work completed and to discuss its future donor governments, and the member countries work programme. In 1984 the Committee reaf- themselves. Substantial additional support in firmed its legal status as an independent, the form of services is provided mainly through regional inter-governmental body by its mem- major joint CCOP/SOPAC programmes with ber countries signing a ,Memorandum of donor governments. Supporting countries Understanding. include Australia, Canada, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Japan, the Netherlands, In late 1974, a United Nations Development New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, USA Programme (UNDP) Marine Geologist was and USSR. They provide, assistance in areas appointed and a Technical Secretariat such as funding, training, shiptime, non- established in Suva, Fiji. By early 1981. staffing reimbursable consultants,' gifts and loans of at the Technical Secretariat (including UNDP equipment, editorial services, and publishing project staff) had grown to a level of pro- to and printing costs. Member countries also pro- fessional and 7 support persons. vide considerable ,support in 'kind, especially Survey work started in 1975, and vessels have during survey work, by providing personnel, been chartered for offshore surveys every year facilities (including ships), equipment and from 1977 to 1981 including a 6 month charter supplies. each year for the 3 year period 1979-81. Since International organisations, such as the 1981 work has continued on vessels available Commonwealth Science Council (CSC). the locally throughout the region. Offshore pros- European Economic Community (EEC). the pecting work has been undertaken for pet- United, Nations Educational Scientific and roleum, ferro-manganese nodules and crusts. Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its metalliferous sediments. polymetallic 'sul- associated Intergovernmental Oceanographic phides, submarine phosphates, and precious. Commission (IOC). and the International corals, and to a lesser extent for offshore gold Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE). have and submerged bauxite. In 1979 a nearshore also assisted CCOP/SOPAC. 6· CCOP/SOPAC Annual Proceedings Price List AVAILABILITY Available from: Technical SecretariatofCCOP/SOPAC, c/o Mineral Resources Department, Private Mail Bag, G.P.O., Suva, Fiji, upon receipt of remittance payable to "CCOP/SOPAC Techsec", Proceedings of the Fifteenth Session ofCCOP/SOPAC. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, September 1986. US$ Proceedings of the Fourteenth Session of CCOP/SOPAC. Honiara, Solomon Islands, September 1985. US$8.00 Proceedings of the Thirteenth Session of CCOP/SOPAC, Apia, Western Samoa, October 1984. US$8.00 Proceedings of the Twelfth Session ofCCOP/SOPAC, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, October 1983. US$8.00 Proceedings of the Eleventh Session ofCCOP/SOPAC, Wellington, New Zealand. November 1982. US$8.00 Proceedings of the Tenth Session ofCCOP/SOPAC, Port Vila, Vanuatu, October 1981. US$5.00 Proceedings of the Ninth Session of CCOP/SOPAC, Tarawa, Kiribati, October 1980. US$6.00 Proceedings of the Eighth Session of CCOP/SOPAC, Suva, Fiji. Sep- tern ber 1979. US$6.00 Proceedings of the Seventh Session of CCOP/SOPAC, WelliIigton, New Zealand. October 1978. US"OO • Proceedings of the Sixth Session ofCCOP/SOPAC, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. October 1977. US$5.00 Proceedings of the Fifth Session of CCOP/SOPAC, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, November 1976. US$3.00 Proceedings of the Fourth Session ofCCOP/SOPAC. Honiara, Solomon Islands, September 1975. ' US$6.00 Proceedings of the Third Session of CCOP/SOPAC, Apia, Western Samoa. September 1974. US$6.00 Report of the Preparatory Meeting and Proceedings of First and Second Sessions of CCOP/SOPAC, US$8.00 All prices include surface postage. Airmail postage extra-rates avail- able on request. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 9 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. SuMMARY OF TIlE COMMfITEE IN PLENARY B. SUMMARY OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP C SUMMARYOF TIlE TRIPARTITE REVIEW MEETING D. SUMMARY OF TIlE COMMfITEE IN SPECIAL SESSION A. The Committee in P1enuy (see Part 1, 10. adopted the report and recommendations Report of the Committee): of TAG including the STAR report and its recommendations (para. 50); 1. unanimously. approved Australia's appli- 11. expressed deep appreciation to the cation for membership of the CCOP/ Government of the Cook Islands for host- SOPAC (para. 14); ing the very successful Fifteenth Session of 2. thanked the French Government for the 'CCOP/SOPAC (para. 51). very real evidence of their support for the CCOP/SOPAC and expressed the hope that this would continue to be the case in B. The Technical Admory Group (see Part 1, the future (para. 33); Annex I): 3. expressed gratitude to UNDP, ESCAP and 1. stressed the importance of publishing the the TAG countries for their support of cruise results of the nCA/MMAJ-CcoP/ CCOP /SOPAC programmes (para. 45); SOPAC sponsored cruises of Cook Island 4. acknowledged the generous funds made waters (paras 10.1.2and 10.1.3); available by the UN agencies, Australia 2. recommended that a pilot dredging opera- and New Zealand and the promised con- tion should be instituted off Tongatapu to tributions by the US (para. 46); assess the environmental effects of off- 5. expressed pleasure with the attitude of shore sand mining (para. 12.3.5); France and Japan and commended their 3. recommended that overlap in the fields of willingness to discuss .their research cruise hydrogeology and coastal processes in the programmes with the island countries case of atolls and small islands be beforehand (para. 46); recognised and co-ordinated to ensure 6. decided to approach France for help with proper co-operation (para.14.4); funding the temporary structural exten- 4. noting the rapid increase in the sionsto the Techsec Office in Suva (para. demand for coastal hydrogeology studies 46); concluded thatTechsec should not
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