The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), an exploration contractor sponsored by the Government of Germany, has announced the upcoming stakeholder consultations within the framework of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the small-scale testing of an advanced AI-controlled nodule harvester in the eastern BGR contract area, located in the Clarion- Clipperton Zone of the northeast Pacific. BGR is responsible for planning, organizing and executing the environmental monitoring and assessment programme as part of its exploration activities and obligations.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is calling for the nomination of experts and the submission of scientific information for the upcoming workshop on the development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan (REMP) for the Area of the Indian Ocean, with a focus on the Mid-Ocean Ridges and Central Indian Ocean Basin. The workshop will be held in Qingdao, China, from 27 April to 1 May 2025.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the fifth cohort of the Deep Dive programme until 15 November 2024.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the fourth cohort of the Deep Dive programme until 31 July 2024.

The International Seabed Authority is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 art competition organized in celebration of World Oceans Day. The winners were chosen in local and international categories.

On 13 May 2024, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of four candidates from developing countries to benefit from training opportunities offered by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF-ROK) in accordance with its obligations under the exploration contract for in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone signed with ISA in 2001.

The International Seabed Authority Partnership Fund (ISAPF), a multi-donor trust fund, was created to mobilize transformative partnerships and financial support for the implementation of the global deep-sea research agenda adopted unanimously by all ISA members in 2020 in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Action Plan for Marine Scientific Research in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development) and to contribute to dedicated capacity development programmes and activities aligned with the priority needs identified by developing States Members of ISA through the 2022 ISA Capacity Development Strategy.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is launching two art competitions to celebrate the deep sea and its mysteries.