The regular publications of the Authority include an annual compendium of selected decisions of the Assembly and Council and the reports of the technical workshops convened by the Authority. Where indicated, publications are available in English (E), French (F) or Spanish (S). Where available, electronic copies (pdf format) of the various publications may be accessed from this page. In addition, studies related to the substantive work of the Authority are also published.
Annual Session documents are also available online with archived documents also accessible through the UN/ODS website.
The Seabed Authority Brochures are the only publications available in the 6 official languages of the United Nations.
New & Forthcoming Publications:
Technical and Economic Considerations for Mining Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts and Polymetallic Sulphide Resources of the international seabed area ("the Area"): Proceedings of a workshop held 31 July - 4 August 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Cobalt-Rich Crusts and the Diversity of Distributions Patterns of Seamount Fauna: Proceedings of the 27-31 March 2006 workshop held in Kingston, Jamaica.
Establishment of environmental baselines at deep seafloor cobalt-rich crusts and polymetallic sulphide mine sites in the Area: Proceedings of the 16-20 September 2004 workshop held in Kingston, Jamaica.
Development of a geological model of the polymetallic nodule resources in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone : Proceedings of the 13-20 May 2003 workshop held in Nadi, Fiji.
