TNPSC Thervupettagam

30 years of ISA

August 11 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 25 0
  • The International Seabed Authority (ISA) concluded its 30th assembly session on 6 August 2025.
  • The session had marked 30 years since ISA’s creation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
  • ISA advanced work on a Common Heritage Fund to support sustainability and fair benefit-sharing.
  • An Economic Planning Commission was also made operational to evaluate the impacts of seabed mining.
  • November 1 was officially adopted as International Deep Seabed Day.
  • ISA manages seabed mineral resources beyond national borders, covering 54% of the world’s oceans.

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