The International Seabed Authority and Russia signed a 15-year contract for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides located in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday 29 October 2012.
International Seabed Authority Receives Two New Applications For Seabed Exploration
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 31 August 2012 – – The International Seabed Authority has received two new applications for seabed exploration licences.
Ambassador Of Nigeria Presents Credentials To The Secretary-General
Ambassador Otunba Olatokunboh Kamson presented his credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority on 8 August 2012.
ISA/INDEEP Announce Endowment Fund Travel Bursary Winners
ISA/INDEEP recently announced five winners of the Endowment Fund Travel Bursary Award to attend the 13th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium in Wellington, New Zealand from 3-7 December 2012.
Seabed Assembly Ends Productive 18th Session Of The Authority
The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded its 18th Session after approving the Regulations on cobalt-rich crusts, electing Mr. Nii Odunton as Secretary-General for a second four-year term and adopting the budget and a scale of assessment for the 2013-14 financial period.
ISA Commemorates Law Of The Sea Convention Signing
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 24 July 2012 – – Thirty years ago, in Montego Bay, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) opened for signature. Today, in Kingston, the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority met in a special session to commemorate that milestone event, and pay tribute to those who worked for the successful adoption of UNCLOS.
ISA Council Approves Five New Applications For Exploration
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 23 July 2012 – – The workload of the International Seabed Authority is set to increase dramatically with the approval, by its Council in Kingston this afternoon, of five new plans of work for exploration of marine minerals in the deep oceans.
ISA Council Considers Reports On Mining Legislation, Contracts For Exploration; Recommends Secretary-General For Re-Election
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 17 July 2012 – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston, considered a report prepared by the Secretary-General on the status of national legislation relating to the sponsorship, and conduct of activities in the Area.
ISA Opens 18th Session, Elects Presidents And Adopts Agendas
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 17 July 2012 – – The International Seabed Authority began its eighteenth session in Kingston with an extensive agenda that includes finalization of a regime for prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich crusts in the deep seabed Area, elections to fill vacancies in the Council, and the election of the Secretary-General.