The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded its 18th Session after approving the Regulations on cobalt-rich crusts, electing Mr. Nii Odunton as Secretary-General for a second four-year term and adopting the budget and a scale of assessment for the 2013-14 financial period. The Regulations, the result of three years of work, are entitled Regulations… Continue reading Seabed Assembly Ends Productive 18th Session Of The Authority

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 24 July 2012 – – Thirty years ago, in Montego Bay, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) opened for signature. Today, in Kingston, the Assembly of the International  Seabed Authority met in a special session to commemorate that milestone event, and pay tribute to those who worked… Continue reading ISA Commemorates Law Of The Sea Convention Signing

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 23 July 2012 – – The workload of the International Seabed Authority is set to increase dramatically with the approval, by its Council in Kingston this afternoon, of five new plans of work for exploration of marine minerals in the deep oceans. Approval of the plans brings the number of active exploration contracts issued… Continue reading ISA Council Approves Five New Applications For Exploration

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 17 July 2012 – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston, considered a report prepared by the Secretary-General on the status of national legislation relating to the sponsorship, and conduct of activities in the Area. The Council had requested the report at last year’s session on the basis of… Continue reading ISA Council Considers Reports On Mining Legislation, Contracts For Exploration; Recommends Secretary-General For Re-Election

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 17 July 2012 – – The International Seabed Authority began its eighteenth session in Kingston with an extensive agenda that includes finalization of a regime for prospecting and exploration for  cobalt-rich crusts in the deep seabed Area, elections to fill vacancies in the Council, and the election of the Secretary-General. The policy-making Assembly… Continue reading ISA Opens 18th Session, Elects Presidents And Adopts Agendas

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 13 July 2012 – – The adoption of draft Regulations on prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts; consideration of five new applications for approval of plans of work for exploration and election of 20 members of Council and of the Secretary-General are among substantive issues for consideration on the agenda of the… Continue reading Draft Regulations, Exploration Applications, And Election Of Council Members Among Issues For Consideration At ISA 18th Session

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 10 July 2012 – -The Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) will today begin to hear oral presentations by the five new applicants for seabed exploration. The five applicants  are UK Seabed Resources Ltd. (sponsored by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); Marawa Research and Exploration Ltd.(a state… Continue reading ISA Legal And Technical Commission To Hear Presentations From Applicants For Seabed Exploration