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News & Announcements
JAMAICA, Kingston (19 April 2018) - - His Excellency Mr. Sebastiano Cardi, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Seabed Authority.
Ambassador...
JAMAICA, Kingston (5 April 2018) - - His Excellency Mr. TIAN Qi, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the International Seabed Authority....
JAMAICA, Kingston (29 March 2018) - - The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) will host a workshop on the Development of a Regional...
ISA Calendar of Events
Legal & Technical Commission
July 2, 2018
Finance Committee
July 9, 2018
Mining Code
The "Mining Code" refers to the whole of the comprehensive set of rules, regulations and procedures issued by the International Seabed Authority to regulate prospecting, exploration and exploitation of marine minerals in the international seabed Area...read more
Documents and Resources
Structure and Organisation
Mineral Resources
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Polymetallic Sulphides
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Polymetallic Nodules
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Ferromanganese Crusts
Activities
A principal function of the Authority is to regulate deep seabed mining and to give special emphasis to ensuring that the marine environment is protected from any harmful effects which may arise from mining activities including exploration and exploitation. Read more
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Central Database Repository
The Central Data Repository (CDR) holds centralized data of public and private information on marine mineral resources acquired from various institutions worldwide. The Authority uses this data to standardize and evaluate data for quantitative mineral assessments. Read more
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The Ocean Conference
