NEW Workshop : Organised by ISA/IOM in Warsaw, Poland 3-6 September 2018. Registration Closes 7 August 2018.
News & Announcements
JAMAICA, Kingston (2 August 2018) - - The International Seabed Authority, Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) and the Ministry of the Environment in Poland are jointly organizing a workshop on Processing Technologies, Metal Recoveries &...
The International Seabed Authority expresses its profound shock and sadness upon the death of Caitlyn L. Antrim of the United States.
Caitlyn passed away suddenly in Kingston, Jamaica on 28 July 2018, after attending the twenty-fourth...
JAMAICA, Kingston (24 July 2018) - -Canada and the International Seabed Authority today co-hosted a side event on Enhancing the Role of Women in Deep-Sea Marine Scientific Research through Focused Capacity-Building Initiatives to Achieve the...
ISA Calendar of Events
International Workshop
September 3, 2018
Council: Part I of 25th Session
February 25, 2019
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
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Documents and Resources
Structure and Organisation
Mineral Resources
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Ferromanganese Crusts
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Polymetallic Nodules
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Polymetallic Sulphides
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
Downloads
Selected Decisions and Documents of the Twenty Third Session (2017)
The Ocean Conference
