The 14th 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.
14th Session | 26 May – 6 June 2008 |
ISBA/14/A/CRP.1
Election to fill vacancies in the Council for the period 2009 to 2012 in accordance with Article 161, paragraph 3, of the Convention
ISBA/14/A/CRP.2
Indicative List of States members of the International Seabed Authority which would fulfil the criteria for membership in the various groups of States in the Council in accordance wtih paragraph 15 of Section 3 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/14/A/L.2
Draft decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority relating to the budget of the Authority for the financial period 2009-2010
ISBA/14/A/L.3
Draft decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concerning the appointment of the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/14/A/L.4*
Draft decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority relating to the election to fill the vacancies on the Council of the Authority, in accordance with article 161, paragraph 3, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/A/1
Agenda of the Assembly
ISBA/14/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/14/A/4
Election to fill a vacancy on the Finance Committee in accordance with section 9 of the annex to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/A/5
Election to fill a vacancy on the Finance Committee in accordance with section 9 of the annex to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/A/6
Election to fill a vacancy on the Finance Committee in accordance with section 9 of the annex to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/A/3 – ISBA/14/C/3
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2009-2010. Report of the Secretary-General.
ISBA/14/A/7 – ISBA/14/C/6
Report of the Finance Committee
ISBA/14/A/8*
Decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority relating to the budget of the Authority for the financial period 2009-2010
ISBA/14/A/9
Decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concerning the appointment of the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/14/A/10
Report of the Credentials Committee
ISBA/14/A/11
Decision of the Assembly relating to the credentials of delegations to the fourteenth session
ISBA/14/A/12
Decision of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority relating to the election to fill the vacancies on the Council of the Authority, in accordance with article 161, paragraph 3, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/A/13
Statement of the President on the work of the Assembly at the fourteenth session
ISBA/14/C/1
Agenda of the Council
ISBA/14/C/2
Biodiversity, species range and gene flow in the abyssal Pacific nodule province: predicting and managing the impacts of deep seabed mining
ISBA/14/C/3 – ISBA/14/A/3
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2009-2010. Report of the Secretary-General.
ISBA/14/C/4
Review of outstanding issues with respect to the Draft Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Sulphides in the Area
ISBA/14/C/5
Election to fill a vacancy on the Legal and Technical Commission in accordance with Part XI, section 4, subsection C, article 163, paragraph 7, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ISBA/14/C/6 – ISBA/14/A/7
Report of the Finance Committee
ISBA/14/C/7
Report on the International Seabed Authority’s workshop on polymetallic nodule mining technology: current status and challenges ahead
ISBA/14/C/8
Summary report of the Chairman of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission during the fourteenth session
ISBA/14/C/9
Decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority concerning the candidate for the election of the Secretary-General
ISBA/14/C/10
Decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to the budget of the Authority for the financial period 2009-2010
ISBA/14/C/11*
Statement of the President of the Council of the International Seabed Authority on the work of the Council during the fourteenth session
ISBA/14/FC/L.1
Provisional Agenda
ISBA/14/LTC/L.2
Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. Application for Approval of a Plan of Work for Exploration
ISBA/14/LTC/L.3
Tonga Offshore Mining Limited. Application for Approval of a Plan of Work for Exploration
ISBA/14/LTC/1
Agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission
ISBA/14/LTC/2*
Rationale and Recommendations for the Establishment of Preservation Reference Areas for Nodule Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. [Summary Outcomes of a Workshop to Design Marine Protected Areas for Seamounts and the Abyssal Nodule Province in Pacific High Seas, 23-26 October 2007, University of Hawaii at Manoa] MPA Website
ISBA/14/LTC/3
Report on the International Seabed Authority’s workshop on polymetallic nodule mining technology: current status and challenges ahead
ISBA/14/LTC/4
Selection of candidates for training by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany
ISBA/14/LTC/5
Considerations relating to an economic assessment of the marine environment in the Area and the use of area-based management tools to conserve biodiversity
ISBA/14/LTC/7
Selection of candidates for the training programme of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany