Nautilus: "Fishing will not be affected" Mel Togolo | Nautilus Minerals As the Country Manager for Nautilus Minerals, I would like to address one of the concerns people of our country have expressed, and that is the perceived effect of Nautilus' activities on fishing and fish stocks. I know how important fishing is to the livelihood of many residents in New Ireland Province and elsewhere in Papua New Guinea. As a Papua New Guinean from the islands region, I would not be involved with the Nautilus project if I felt our livelihoods and fish stocks were in any way at risk. In fact, one of the things that excited me most about joining this company six years ago was its desire to be responsible towards the environment and people. I saw an opportunity for the mining industry and PNG alike to start with a clean sheet and to offer the world a minerals solution with less environmental and social impacts. This opportunity for PNG to change the face of mining is exciting to me and as a Papua New Guinean I am proud to be involved. There are a number of reasons I feel confident that our fish stocks and livelihoods will not be impacted. First of all, Solwara 1 is located some 30km away from the coast and 1600m below the surface of the sea, so the location of Solwara 1 is far away from coral reefs and fish stocks. On top of this, the environmental and engineering teams