President Mohamed Nasheed has met with Chief Hydrographer of India Vice Admiral B R Rao.
According to the president’s office, the President sought assistance from the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department to claim for an extended continental shelf.
In October 2009, the Maldives decided to see if it could claim for an extended continental shelf.
Once the continental shelf is determined a country can exploit the minerals, natural resources, and sedentary species in that area.
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