Civil society groups across the Pacific criticise SOPAC and its development of a regional regulatory framework on deep sea mining (DSM). They argue that it facilitates and pre-empts DSM before Pacific Island communities have had the opportunity to debate whether this is a form of development they want.
See http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=84617dd473d5ae9a2bf0d7988&id=b7c54aa572.