Many years of advisory work and the main advocate for the need for minimum terms and conditions for licensed ventures and the need for observer programmes and export assays to protect all parties. Ensure a fair and equitable return to the island nations, compatibility in adjacent high seas  and minimal adverse impacts to the environment. Although controversial, it is going to happen and if done professionally it is a massive economic opportunity for small island vulnerable economies, if unregulated the risks are immense, and what is seen on land with mines and logging will repeat.