The ‘Deep-Sea Taxonomic Standardization,’ workshop organized by the International Seabed Authority (ISA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF), and the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK), opened today with a key focus on developing strategic approaches for collaboration to improve the standardization of deep-sea taxonomic information, and strengthen collective scientific knowledge of deep-sea biodiversity.
Call for proposals for the development of a strategic roadmap to implement scientific programmes under the ISA Endowment Fund for Marine Scientific Research in the Area
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting proposals for a consultancy to develop a strategic roadmap to implement scientific programmes under the Endowment Fund for Marine Scientific Research (MSR) in the international seabed area (“the Area”).
ISA Council endorses proposal to take procedural decisions during its 26th Session (Part II) through a silence procedure
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has endorsed a proposal by the Acting Council President to take decisions of a procedural nature during the second part of the 26th Session, including its resumption, through a silence procedure, similar to the process adopted by the 30th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh, Japan, and Korea present credentials to the International Seabed Authority
The newly appointed Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh, Japan, and Korea to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), presented their credentials to ISA Secretary-General Mr. Michael W. Lodge at a series of virtual and in-person ceremonies held in Kingston, Jamaica, this week.
ISA publications June – August 2020
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is pleased to announce the release of its most recent publication listed below issued between June and August 2020.
