SEABED COUNCIL ELECTS 24-MEMBER LEGAL, TECHNICAL COMMISSION

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

SEABED COUNCIL DISCUSSES STATUS OF OPERATORS’ CONTRACTS,

ELECTION TO LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

SEABED COUNCIL TAKES UP POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES, COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 4 July -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston, began considering this morning, for the first time, two recently discovered but widespread mineral resources on the deep ocean bed  -- polymetallic sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts.

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY OPENS SEVENTH SESSION;

ASSEMBLY ELECTS PRESIDENT, ADOPTS AGENDA

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 2 July -- The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority opened the Authority’s seventh session in Kingston this morning with the election of its President by consensus and the adoption of an 11-item agenda for this year’s two-week session, running from 2 to 13 July.

Biographical Note                                           BIO/3370*

SEABED AUTHORITY WORKSHOP SUGGESTS WAYS TO STANDARDIZE DATA

ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEEP-SEA MINERAL EXPLORATION

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

Background Release

SEABED AUTHORITY TO START DRAFTING RULES FOR EXPLORING

POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

Round-up

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF CONTINUES WITH ISSUES OF TRAINING,

FURTHER PREPARES FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS FOR EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of the Sea Convention

60^th Meeting (PM)

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

57^th Meeting (PM)

LAW OF SEA PARTIES ELECT NEW JUDGE FOR TRIBUNAL,

DISCUSS CONTINENTAL SHELF DRAFT

CORRECTION

The statement by Iceland’s delegate to the Eleventh Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, which appeared in Press Release SEA/1705 of 16 May, should have read as follows: