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Category: Technical Studies

    05 February 2021

    Technical Study 2: Polymetallic massive sulphides and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts: status and prospects

    Technical Study: No. 2

      11 January 2021

      Technical Study 7: Marine Benthic Nematode Molecular Protocol Handbook (Nematode Barcoding)

      Technical Study: No. 7

        11 January 2021

        Technical Study 9: Environmental Management of Deep-Sea Chemosynthetic Ecosystems: Justification of and Considerations for a Spatially-Based Approach

        Technical Study: No. 9

          11 January 2021

          Technical Study 12: Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

          Technical Study No. 12 : Report of an International workshop convened by the International Seabed Authority in collaboration with the China Institute for Marine Affairs in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China, 25-30 November 2012.

            11 January 2021

            Technical Study 5: Non-Living Resources of the Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles: Speculations on the Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

            Technical Study: No. 5

              11 January 2021

              Technical Study 11: Towards the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Polymetallic Nodule Exploitation in the Area

              Technical Study: No. 11

                11 January 2021

                Technical Study 4: Issues associated with the Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

                Technical Study: No. 4

                  11 January 2021

                  Technical Study 6: A Geological Model of Polymetallic Nodule Deposits in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

                  Technical Study: No. 6

                    11 January 2021

                    Technical Study 8: Fauna of Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crust Seamounts

                    Technical Study: No. 8

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