Kingston, Jamaica (16 October 2026) – The International Seabed Authority is launching the 2nd campaign for the International Day of the Deep Seabed, to be celebrated on 1 November 2026.
Category: Announcement
Call for Applications: Scientific SHE — Second Cohort of Mentees
The SHE (“See Her Exceed”) Global Mentorship Programme was established under the International Seabed Authority’s Women in Deep-Sea Research (WIDSR) project, in follow-up to the voluntary commitment registered by the Authority at the 2017 United Nations Ocean Conference to promote women’s empowerment in deep-sea related affairs.
Contractors´ Training Programme: MOF-ROK offers five at-sea on-board opportunities
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF-ROK), in accordance with its contract for the exploration of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts (CFC) signed with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on 27 March 2018, is offering five (5) at-sea on-board training opportunities for candidates from developing member States within its 2027 training programme.
ISA to host webinar on the development of Environmental Threshold Values
Kingston, Jamaica (23 September 2026) – On the 7 and 8 of October 2026, the International Seabed Authority will host a webinar on the report of the Intersessional Expert Group (IEG) on the development of environmental threshold values for activities in the Area.
Career Opportunity: Knowledge Management Officer (P-3)
New job opportunity for professionals with a Master’s degree in Law, Library and Information Studies, or a related field!
New Research Call on Big Data under the ISA-China Joint Training and Research Centre
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026-2027 Call for Project Proposals under the ISA–China Joint Training and Research Centre (JTRC). This call forms part of the JTRC Scientific Research Work Plan for 2026–2027 and aims to strengthen international scientific collaboration in support of the ISA Marine Scientific Research Action Plan and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
