TEN NEW FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN OCEAN AFFAIRS

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF CONCLUDES EIGHTEENTH SESSION

SEABED ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES TWELFTH SESSION, ELECTS 17 MEMBERS

OF COUNCIL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

Round-Up of Session

Seabed Authority concludes twelfth session, agrees on separate regulations

for new seabed minerals

 

New Members Elected for Council; Finance Committee;

Legal, Technical Commission; Budget for 2007-2008 Adopted

International SEABED AUTHORITY’S ASSEMBLY ADOPTS $11,782,400 BUDGET FOR 2007-2008;

CONTINUES DEBATE ON SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT

 

Background Press Release

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF TO HOLD EIGHTEENTH SESSION

FROM 21 AUGUST TO 15 SEPTEMBER 2006

 

SEABED COUNCIL AGREES ON SEPARATE REGULATIONS FOR SULPHIDES, CRUSTS

AS IT CONCLUDES WORK FOR SESSION

 

COUNCIL RECOMMENDS $11 million BUDGET FOR AUTHORITY’S 2007-2008 OPERATIONS

Supports New Endowment Fund For Marine Research

SEABED COUNCIL EXPANDS MEMBERSHIP OF LEGAL, TECHNICAL COMMISSION; ELECTS NEW MEMBERS

It Also Considers Future Work on Draft Regulations

SEABED COUNCIL EXAMINES LEGAL, TECHNICAL COMMISSION REPORT