The 22nd Session of the International Seabed Authority

ISA hosts its annual sessions at its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica. At the Annual Sessions, representatives from member States of ISA meet, discuss and formulate the work of the International Seabed Authority and its Secretariat. All session documents are available online here in all six official languages of the International Seabed Authority.

22nd Session 4-22 July 2016

 

DAILY JOURNALS

ASSEMBLY
Thursday 21 July 2016 EN
Friday 22 July 2016 EN
COUNCIL
Monday 18 July 2016 EN
Friday 15 July 2016 EN
Wednesday 13 July 2016 EN
Thursday 14 July 2016 EN
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Members

Assembly

Jul 22, 2016
Assembly Elects Michael Lodge of the United Kingdom as Next Secretary-General of Seabed Authority; Hears Address by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
JAMAICA, Kingston (21 July 2016) – – Mr. Michael W. Lodge of the United Kingdom was today elected, by consensus, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority at its 22nd Session in Kingston. He has since 2011 been deputy to the Secretary-General of the Authority and its Legal Counsel since 2007.  He succeeds Mr. Nii Allotey… Continue reading Assembly Elects Michael Lodge of the United Kingdom as Next Secretary-General of Seabed Authority; Hears Address by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Jul 20, 2016
Commercialization of Marine Minerals in Deep Seabed Well Within Reach, International Seabed Authority Secretary-General States As He Introduces Annual Report
JAMAICA, Kingston (19 July 2016) – – Commercialization of marine minerals in areas beyond national jurisdictions were well within reach and could be attained in the foreseeable future, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Nii Allotey Odunton (Ghana), said at the twenty-second session of the Authority in Kingston this morning. Introducing his annual report to… Continue reading Commercialization of Marine Minerals in Deep Seabed Well Within Reach, International Seabed Authority Secretary-General States As He Introduces Annual Report
Jul 19, 2016
Seabed Council Puts Forward Two Candidates for Election of Secretary-General; Approves Six Exploration Contract Extensions; Begins LTC Election Debate
JAMAICA, Kingston (18 July 2016) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority in a series of actions, this afternoon agreed to propose two candidates to the Assembly for election as a Secretary-General of the Authority; approved the extension of five year exploration contracts for six entities and concluded discussion on the elaboration of a… Continue reading Seabed Council Puts Forward Two Candidates for Election of Secretary-General; Approves Six Exploration Contract Extensions; Begins LTC Election Debate
Jul 16, 2016
Cook Islands Investment Corporation Signs Exploration Contract with the International Seabed Authority
JAMAICA, Kingston (16 July 2016) – – The International Seabed Authority and the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. The Contract was signed in Kingston on Friday 15 July 2016, in Kingston, by the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Nii Allotey Odunton, and Michael… Continue reading Cook Islands Investment Corporation Signs Exploration Contract with the International Seabed Authority
Jul 15, 2016
International Seabed Authority Legal and Technical Commission Issues Working Draft Exploitation Regulations
JAMAICA, Kingston (14 July 2016) – The ISA Legal and Technical Commission today issued the initial working draft Regulations and Standard Contract Terms on Exploitation for Mineral Resources in the Area as part of its remit from the Council to develop the Mining Code for activities in the Area. The draft is a first step… Continue reading International Seabed Authority Legal and Technical Commission Issues Working Draft Exploitation Regulations
Jul 14, 2016
International Seabed Authority and the International Hydrographic Organization Sign Agreement of Cooperation
JAMAICA, Kingston (14 July 2016) – – The International Seabed Authority and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) today signed an Agreement of Cooperation in Kingston. The purpose of the agreement is to specify the scope of cooperation between the IHO and the Authority where both organizations will consult each other on matters of common interest… Continue reading International Seabed Authority and the International Hydrographic Organization Sign Agreement of Cooperation
Jul 14, 2016
Seabed Council Approves Agreement of Cooperation, Completes Discussion on Three Agenda Items
JAMAICA, Kingston (13 July 2016) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority meeting in Kingston this afternoon disposed of four agenda items and elected vice-presidents to serve the executive body in 2016, took note of a report on the periodic review of the implementation of plans of work for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the… Continue reading Seabed Council Approves Agreement of Cooperation, Completes Discussion on Three Agenda Items
Jul 12, 2016
International Seabed Authority Opens Twenty-Second Annual Session in Kingston
JAMAICA Kingston (12 July 2016) – – The International Seabed Authority began its twenty-second annual session in Kingston, Jamaica, today with a crowded agenda, including elections to its executive Council, two subsidiary organs and of a Secretary-General to steer its activities for the next four years. The Authority’s supreme organ, the Assembly, and the Council adopted… Continue reading International Seabed Authority Opens Twenty-Second Annual Session in Kingston
Jul 04, 2016
International Seabed Authority 22nd Session (Background Press Release)
JAMAICA, Kingston (4 July 2016) – – Extensions of the first set of exploration contracts, new applications for approval of plans of work for exploration and the development of draft regulations for exploitation of polymetallic nodules in the deep seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (the Area) are among priority issues to be debated as… Continue reading International Seabed Authority 22nd Session (Background Press Release)

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