The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority
| Part I | |
| Legal and Technical Commission | 3 – 14 March 2025 |
| Council | 17 – 28 March 2025 |
| Part II | |
| Legal and Technical Commission | 23 June – 4 July 2025 |
| Finance Committee | 2 – 4 July 2025 |
| Council | 7 – 18 July 2025 |
| Assembly | 21 – 25 July 2025 |
Delegates Handbook
The delegates handbook for part II of the thirtieth session is available in three languages: English, French and Spanish.
Administrative and Logistic Services
For relative information, please click here.
Accommodation
Various Kingston hotels have special rates for participating members.
Transportation
Transportation from Hotel to Jamaica Conference Centre: please be advised that transportation to the Jamaica Conference Centre (JCC) will be provided from the Pegasus Hotel as follows:
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Monday, 7 July 2025: Buses will depart at 8:30 a.m.
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Subsequent days: Buses will depart at 9:15 a.m., unless otherwise announced due to early informal meetings scheduled at the JCC prior to the start of the Council session.
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The fare is USD 10 for a round trip and USD 5 for a one-way trip.
Accreditation
Sample of credentials letter for IGOs & NGOs
DAILY JOURNALS
| Thursday 10 July 2025 | EN |
| Wednesday 9 July 2025 | EN |
| Tuesday 8 July 2025 | EN |
| Monday 7 July 2025 | EN |
| Friday 28 March 2025 | EN |
| Thursday 27 March 2025 | EN |
| Wednesday 26 March 2025 | EN |
| Tuesday 25 March 2025 | EN |
| Monday 24 March 2025 | EN |
| Friday 21 March 2025 | EN |
| Thursday 20 March 2025 | EN |
| Wednesday 19 March 2025 | EN |
| Tuesday 18 March 2025 | EN |
| Monday 17 March 2025 | EN |
ISBA/30/A/L.1/Rev.1
Provisional agenda of the Assembly
ISBA/30/A/INF/1 – ISBA/30/A/INF/13
ISBA/30/A/2
Report of the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority under article 166, paragraph 4, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/30/A/3
Election to fill a vacancy on the Finance Committee, in accordance with section 9, paragraph 5, of the annex to the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
ISBA/30/A/4
Implementation of the action plan for marine scientific research of the International Seabed Authority in support of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
ISBA/30/A/5-ISBA/30/C/8
Report on activities related to the Enterprise
ISBA/30/A/6
Election to fill a vacancy on the Finance Committee, in accordance with section 9, paragraph 5, of the annex to the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/A/7
Restructuring of the secretariat of the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/30/A/8-ISBA/30/C/12
Report of the Finance Committee
ISBA/30/C/CRP.1
Revised Consolidated Text
ISBA/30/C/CRP.2
Revised suspense document
ISBA/30/C/L.1/Rev.2
Provisional agenda of the Council
ISBA/30/C/L.2
Draft decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to financial and budgetary matters
ISBA/30/C/L.3
Draft decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority for the adoption of the Revised Standardized Procedure for the Development, Establishment and Review of Regional Environmental Management Plans.
ISBA/30/C/INF/1
List of Delegations. Council Part 1
ISBA/30/C/1
Agenda of the Council
ISBA/30/C/2
Report on the status of contracts for exploration and related matters, including information on the periodic review of the implementation of approved plans of work for exploration
ISBA/30/C/2/Add.1
Status of contracts for exploration and related matters, including information on the periodic review of the implementation of approved plans of work for exploration (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/C/3
Draft revised standardized procedure for the development, establishment and review of regional environmental management plans (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/C/4
Report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission at the first part of its thirtieth session
ISBA/30/C/4/Add.1
Report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission at the second part of its thirtieth session
ISBA/30/C/5
Statement of the President on the work of the Council of the International Seabed Authority during the first part of the thirtieth session
ISBA/30/C/6
Decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority on the deferral of the schedule of relinquishment upon request by the Government of India
ISBA/30/C/7
Report on the relinquishment of two thirds of the area allocated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation under the contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts signed between the Ministry and the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/30/C/8-ISBA/30/A/5
Report on activities related to the Enterprise
ISBA/30/C/9
Laws, regulations and administrative measures adopted by sponsoring States and other members of the International Seabed Authority with respect to the activities in the Area, and related matters (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/C/10
Implementation of the decision of the Council in 2024 relating to the reports of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/C/11
Operationalization of the Economic Planning Commission (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/30/C/12-ISBA/30/A/8
Report of the Finance Committee
ISBA/30/C/13
Election to fill a vacancy on the Legal and Technical Commission in accordance with article 163, paragraph 7, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/30/FC/1
Agenda of the Finance Committee
ISBA/30/FC/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Finance Committee
ISBA/30/FC/2
Standards of accommodation for air travel
ISBA/30/FC/3
Status of overhead charges for the administration and supervision of contracts for exploration and their reflection of costs actually and reasonably incurred
ISBA/30/FC/4
Assessed contribution of San Marino as a new member of the Authority
ISBA/30/FC/5
Indicative scale of assessed contributions to the administrative budget for the second year of the financial period 2025–2026
ISBA/30/LTC/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission
ISBA/30/LTC/1
Agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission
ISBA/30/LTC/2
Request by the Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer to defer relinquishment of part of its contract area
ISBA/30/LTC/3
Request by the Government of India to defer relinquishment of part of its contract area
ISBA/30/LTC/4
Review of the environmental impact statement submitted by Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech Development Corporation
ISBA/30/LTC/5
Review of the environmental impact statement submitted by China Minmetals Corporation
ISBA/30/LTC/6
Selection of candidates for training programmes under plans of work for exploration
ISBA/30/LTC/7
Request by the Government of Poland to defer relinquishment of part of its contract area
Council
28 March 2025
Part II
7 July 2025
8 July 2025
10 July 2025
17 March 2025
18 March 2025
19 March 2025
20 March 2025
21 March 2025
- Tonga – Draft Regulation 23
- Tonga – Draft Regulation 29 quarter
- Tonga – Draft Regulation 29 bis
- Tonga – Draft Regulation 30 bis
24 March 2025
25 March 2025
28 March 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
