International Seabed Authority

27 July 2012

SB-18-17  :  New Regulations Adopted by Seabed Authority as Productive 2012 Session Concludes

SB-18-16  :  Seabed Assembly Ends Productive Eighteenth Session of Authority

26 July 2012

SB-18-15  :  Seabed Council Adopts Crusts Regulations; Endorses 2013-2014 Budget of $14.3 Million

SB-18-14  :   Nii Allotey Odunton (Biographical Note)

SB-18-13  :   Seabed Council Debates Report of Finance Committee on Authority's 2013-2014 Budget; Approves Workplan for Exploitation Code; Proposes Odunton for Re-Election as Secretary-General

25 July 2012

SB-18-12 :  Seabed Assembly Notes Secretary-General's Report After Hearing Statements on the Organization's Work

24 July 2012

SB-18-11 :  ISA Assembly Holds Special Session to Commemorate Signing LOS Convention Signing

23 July 2012

SB-18-10 (PM) :  Council Approves Five New Applications for Exploration

SB-18-9 (AM) :  Seabed Council gets Reports from Legal and Technical Commission; Discusses Environmental Management Plan for CCZ

20 July 2012

SB-18-8 (PM) :  Seabed Council Close to Clearing Outstanding Issues in Draft Crust Regulations

SB-18-7 (AM) :  Seabed Council Makes Progress on Outstanding Issues in Draft Crust Regulations

18 July 2012

SB/18/6  :  Seabed Council Resumes Consideration of Draft Regulations on Cobalt-Rich Crusts

SB/18/5  :  Council Considers Reports on Status of National Mining Legislation, Application Fees and Review of Contracts for Exploration; Recommends Secretary-General for Re-election

17 July 2012

SB/18/4 :  Alfredo Garcia Castelblanco (Chile) President of Seabed Council for 2012

SB/18/3 :  Milan J. N. Meetarbhan (Mauritius) President of Seabed Assembly for 2012

SB/18/2 :  International Seabed Authority Opens Eighteenth Session; Assembly and Council Elect Presidents and Adopts Agenda

13 July 2012

SB/18/1 : Adoption of Draft Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts; Consideration of Five New Aplications for Approval of Plans of Work for Exploration; Election of 20 Members of Council and of the Secretary-General among Main Issues for Consideration at 18th Session of ISA.

• Note
  Note to delegations requiring assistance for entry visas into Jamaica
• Montego Bay Flyer
  In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Government of Jamaica, in collaboration with the International Seabed Authority will unveil a plaque at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel (former Wyndham Rose Hall Hotel) in Montego Bay on Saturday, 21 July 2012. Interested participants are asked to email Avril Pereira (apereira at isa.org.jm)
• Special Session Flyer
  A special session to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of UNCLOS is planned for Tuesday 24 July. A flyer will be uploaded as soon as details have been confirmed.