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The inaugural regional workshop for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)-European Union (EU) EDF10 Deep Sea Minerals (DSM) Project was held at the the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji Islands, during 6-8 June 2011. The workshop was titled: High-Level Briefing on the Status of Deep Sea Minerals in the Pacific Islands Region and Planning for a Regionally Integrated Way Forward. The meeting noted that this summary was determined on the 8th of June 2011, the United Nations World Oceans Day.

The Regional Training Workshop on the Geological, Biological, Technological and Environmental Aspects of Deep Sea Minerals, is about bringing regional participants together to an appreciation and understanding of the extent of knowledge of the deep sea and the minerals contained therein. The workshop continues the SPC-EU EDF10 Deep Sea Minerals (DSM) Project objective for area-specific assistance provided for Pacific States in order to better position them to determine policies for deep sea minerals activities that occur within the region, and properly manage these activities within internationally acceptable levels of sustainable resource management.