CMRET is the offshore branch of MMRI established by Congress in 1988 as part of the Mineral Institutes Program as The Marine Minerals Technology Center. It was reauthorized under the Marine Minerals Resources Research Act of 1996 as CMRET. CMRET fosters the development of selected mineral material from US seabed by providing opportunities for appropriate engineering system research, development, and technology transfer within the academic, government and industrial communities. The Center also provides leadership and facilities for education and training of the nation’s scientists and engineers in the field of ocean mineral development.
