Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ocean Minerals to respond to concerns raised in the Caritas Oceania Report 2017 about seabed mining.

The company responded:

...In summary:

- The seafloor minerals industry can contribute to several of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
- Regulations pertaining to seafloor mineral development are now at an advanced stage in a number of jurisdictions, in the South Pacific and globally.
- The technology required for seafloor mineral development is well understood based on previous work dating back to the 1970s.
- The seafloor minerals industry offers development opportunities for countries that are land-resource poor, including many Pacific Island Countries that have been blessed with minerals on their seafloor.
- Ocean Minerals, together with the Cook Islands, is committed to mineral recovery in a responsible and sustainable manner...