onJanuary 10, 2024 Norway gives green light for seabed minerals Norway's parliament approved opening part of its continental shelf for seabed mineral exploration, not yet extraction, on January 9.
Regulations onMarch 14, 2022 Seabed mineral exploration licences approved in the Cook Islands The Cook Islands approved seabed exploration licenses for CIC Limited, Moana Minerals, and CIIC Seabed Resources amid moratorium calls.