The International Seabed Authority was created in 1994 by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is ratified by more than 165 nations — but not the United States.

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Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and building a ...

The talks, in Jamaica, are before the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the only organization that can legally approve ...

The International Seabed Authority Council has launched an inquiry into "non-compliance" by deep sea mining front-runner The ...

A United Nations-affiliated organization with jurisdiction over the global seabed took a tentative step Monday to respond to US President Donald Trump’s fast-tracking of deep-sea mining for critical ...

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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) again failed to adopt a set of regulations on global seabed mining at a recent ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is wrapping up weeks of negotiations in Jamaica intended to determine whether and ...

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The International Seabed Authority is the most important club you’ve never heard of. We gain exclusive access to mine its depths. In his sea-facing reception room in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, ...