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.

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 the twenty-second annual session of the International Seabed Authority convenes in Kingston, Jamaica, from 11 to 22 July 2016. 

JAMAICA, Kingston (21 June 2016) – – On 20 June 2016, Secretary-General Nii Odunton addressed the 26th meeting of States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in New York.

JAMAICA, Kingston (8 June 2016) – – On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, Ambassador Vladimir Vinokurov  presented his credentials to Secretary-General Nii Allotey Odunton of the Authority as the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Authority.

JAMAICA, Kingston (1 June 2016) – – With a third of the world’s seafloor area covered by the Economic Exclusive Zone and areas of the Continental Shelf, reporting requirements for mineral resources and mineral reserves are set by laws of nations within which the exploration companies operate.

JAMAICA, Kingston (12 May 2016) – – On 10 May 2016, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority received an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese Crusts submitted by the government of the Republic of Korea.   

JAMAICA, Kingston (9 May 2016) – –  The ISA Legal and Technical Commission has selected five candidates for internships offered by Institut francais de Recherche pour I’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer).

JAMAICA, Kingston (3 May 2016) – – The Authority’s 22nd Annual Session will be held in Kingston, Jamaica from 11-22 July 2016. The Session will be preceded by meetings of the Legal and Technical Commission and the Finance Committee from 4-8 July.

JAMAICA, Kingston (27 April 2016) – – Interested students from developing countries with a first degree or above, interested in oceans law and policy are invited to apply for a scholarship to either attend the two-week 2016 Xiamen Summer Program at the Marco Polo – Zheng He Academy of International Oceans Law and Policy in Xiamen University or the two-week 2016 Dalian Summer Session at the Dalian Maritime University, in China.