Key takeaways - Having missed the deadline to finalise exploitation regulations by 2023, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is targeting Part Two of its 30th session being held this month from 7 to 18 July 2025 for the...more
Key takeaways - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (Implementation Agreement) established a general framework for Deep Sea...more
Deep Sea Mining (DSM) involves extracting mineral deposits from the seabed (at depths below 200 metres). The deep seabed covers approximately two-thirds of the total seafloor and is rich in deposits of critical minerals...more