Kingston, Jamaica – 30 September 2025 – His Excellency Wang Jinfeng, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, presented his credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of China to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 30 September 2025.

Kingston, Jamaica – 26 September 2025 – At the invitation of the Government of China, Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, paid her first visit to Beijing from 22 to 24 September 2025. During the visit, Madam Secretary-General had meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources of China. Madam Secretary-General also met with three contractors sponsored by China.

Goa, India – 20 September 2025 – The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) held the Eighth Annual Meeting of Exploration Contractors from 18 to 20 September 2025 in Goa, India. The meeting was jointly hosted by the ISA Secretariat and the Government of India through the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).

New Delhi, India – 15 September 2026 – Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, today signed on behalf of ISA a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides (PMS) with Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, on behalf of the Government of India in New Delhi, India.

Kingston, Jamaica – 26 August 2025 – Ambassador Matete Nena presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Ms. Leticia Carvalho, as the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 26 August 2025.

Kingston, Jamaica – 20 August 2025 – Ambassador John Silk presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Ms. Leticia Carvalho, as the first-ever Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 20 August 2025.

Kingston, Jamaica – 30 July 2025 – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has concluded its 30th session of the Assembly held from 21 to 25 July at its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica. The Assembly is the culmination of five intensive weeks of work across ISA’s organs, the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC), the Finance Committee and the Council, which resulted in decisive progress in advancing the Authority’s regulatory and institutional mandate.

Nice, France – 12 June 2025, The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation on matters related to deep-sea fisheries, biodiversity and the sustainable management of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). The signing took place on the sidelines of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France.

Nice, France – 11 June 2025 – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) launched the Deep-Sea Biobank Initiative (DBI) to enhance access to deep-sea biological samples and genetic data collected from the international seabed area beyond national jurisdiction (the Area). The DBI was announced on the margins of the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, during a high-level event that brought together government leaders, regional and international organizations, scientists and private companies.