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International Seabed Authority's 8th Annual Contractors Meeting 2025
- 25 Sep 2025
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India hosted the 8th Annual Contractors’ Meeting of the ISA at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa bringing global experts together to discuss deep-sea exploration.
- The meeting also emphasizes sustainable resource management, in line with India’s Deep Ocean Mission and the "common heritage of mankind" vision.
- The meeting highlighted India’s pioneering role in international seabed exploration. India was the first country to receive an area for polymetallic nodule (PMN) exploration in international waters and was designated as a “Pioneer Investor.”
- With two Polymetallic Sulphides (PMS) contracts with the ISA, one in the Central Indian Ridge & Southwest Indian Ridge and another in the Carlsberg Ridge of the Indian Ocean. India now holds the largest exploration area for PMS in the international seabed.
International Seabed Authority (ISA)
- The ISA, headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, is an autonomous organization established under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Implementation Agreement.
- It regulates all mineral-resource activities in the international seabed for the benefit of humanity, with 170 member states, including India.
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