ISA is an autonomous international organisation that administers mineral resources in the Area.
16 to 27 July : 18th Session
9-13 July : LTC Meeting
16 Feb 2012: Sensitization Seminar Room 3NLB, UN HQ, New York [Flyer]
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International Seabed Authority Announces New Training Opportunities
The ISA today announced the availability of training opportunities for suitable candidates from developing countries.» read more
The Mining Code
Rules, regulations and procedures issued by the Authority to regulate prospecting, exploration and exploitation of marine minerals in the international seabed Area.
Marine scientific research
Central Data Repository
The CDR holds centralized data of public and private information on marine mineral resources.
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Exploration Areas
Areas of exploration in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and in the Indian Ocean. [GIS Resource Maps]
Links
Download Documents
- Staff Regulations and Rules of the International Seabed Authority. Second Edition.
- Technical Study No: 9 - Environmental Management of Deep-Sea Chemosynthetic Ecosystems: Justification of and Considerations for a Spatially-Based Approach
- Technical Study No: 8 - Fauna of Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crust Seamounts
- Technical Study No: 7 - Marine Benthic Nematode Molecular Protocol Handbook (Nematode Barcoding)
- Selected Decisions of the 16th Session
- Handbook 2011 (Provisional Copy)
- Law of the Sea Compendium
- Technical Study No: 6. A Geological Model of Polymetallic Nodule Deposits in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone
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Useful Links
- InterRidge Cruise Travel Bursaries
- ISA Central Data Repository
- GIS Interactive Resource Maps
- International Marine Minerals Society
- Nautilus Minerals
- United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea