The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) opened the meetings of Part II of its 28th session on Monday, 10 July 2023. The Council will be meeting for ten days until 21 July 2023. As per the roadmap agreed upon at the meetings in November 2022, the priority set out by the Council is to continue to advance the negotiations on the draft regulations relating to the exploitation of mineral resources in the Area prepared by the Legal and Technical Commission of ISA and submitted to the Council in March 2019 (ISBA/25/C/WP.1). The Council will also discuss other important matters, including the report on the outcome of the intersessional dialogue and working group discussions held since the end of Part I of the 28th session, the reports of the Legal and Technical Commission and the Finance Committee, and the operationalization of the Enterprise and the Economic Planning Commission.
ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of six (6) candidates to benefit from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR) training opportunities
On 6 July 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of six (6) candidates for training opportunities provided by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic sulphides with ISA.
ISA Legal and Technical Commission and Finance Committee close their meetings under part II of the 28th session
On 7 July 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and the Finance Committee (FC) of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) closed their meetings under the second part of the 28th session of ISA in Kingston, Jamaica.
ISA Secretariat holds the fourth end-of-training certificate presentation ceremony for beneficiaries of the Contractors’ Training Programme
On 6 July 2023, the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) hosted the fourth ceremony to present the end-of-training certificates to nationals from developing States who benefitted from opportunities provided by ISA exploration contractors under the Contractors’ Training Programme (CTP) between July and December 2022. The ceremony was held in a hybrid format. Members of the Legal and Technical Commission and ISA Secretariat attended the ceremony in Kingston, Jamaica, while contractors and trainees joined online.
ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of five (5) candidates to benefit from Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD) training opportunities
On 3 July 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of five (5) candidates for training opportunities provided by the Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd. (DORD) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic nodules with ISA.
The Permanent Representative of Jamaica presents credentials to the ISA Secretary-General
H.E. Ms. Angella Comfort presented her credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, as the Permanent Representative of Jamaica to ISA, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 6 July 2023.
DEADLINE EXTENDED – Applications now open for four master of science fellowships with Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte. Ltd. (OMS)
Applications are now open for four (4) Master of Science fellowships for candidates from developing States, Members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The placements are provided by Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte. Ltd. (OMS), in accordance with its obligations under its contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules (PMN) with ISA.
The fifth Abyssal Initiative regional workshop supporting the Pacific sponsoring States discussing equitable sharing of benefits from activities in the Area concludes in Tonga
The fifth workshop organized within the Abyssal Initiative for Blue Growth (#OceanAction40974) successfully concluded yesterday. The participants gained an increased understanding of the concept of the common heritage of humankind and equitable sharing of benefits arising from activities in the international seabed area (the Area).
ISA and DOALOS successfully conclude two international workshops in support of the development of the Third World Ocean Assessment and science-policy interface capacity
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) successfully hosted two successive workshops organized with the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) at ISA’s headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, between 12 and 16 June 2023.
