The following are comments on the 2019 ISA Exploitation Regulations.
The submission is in three sections:
Firstly, an Overview, setting out key problems and issues to be addressed;
Secondly, a commentary on changes made to this version compared to the previous version;
and Thirdly, an article-by-article analysis in Annex A in a tabular format.
Deep-Sea Mining, ISA, Regulations
International Seabed Authority
English
14th October 2019
In a letter send to:
João Aguiar Machado
European Commission, Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Anders Jessen,
European Commission, Law of the Sea and Regional Fisheries Organisations, DG-MARE
the DSCC, WWF- EU and Seas At Risk adress the topic of ‘Closing seamounts to bottom fisheries and unregulated fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area’.
Available in English.
Deep-Sea Fishing, European Union, High Seas, Policy
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
English
23rd September 2019
Location: Bordeaux, France September 23-27, 2019
DSCC’s Opening Statement to NAFO
Oceans North and DSCC’s Recommendations to NAFO
Joint letter to the European Commission on closing seamounts to bottom fisheries and unregulated fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area. From DSCC, WWF EU and Seas at Risk.
Deep-Sea Fishing, European Union, High Seas
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
English
23rd September 2019
This paper addresses the issue of thresholds and the encounter protocol for the SPRFMO bottom fishing
measure CMM 03-2019.
Authors: Barry Weeber and Duncan E. J. Currie
Available in English.
Deep-Sea Fishing, High Seas
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
English
19th September 2019
States at the United Nations have begun negotiating a new treaty to strengthen the legal regime for marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Failure to ensure the full scope of fish biodiversity is covered could result in thousands of species continuing to slip through the cracks of a fragmented global ocean governance framework.
Find full article here.
Deep-Sea Fishing, High Seas, Policy
English
26th August 2019
The Position Statement explains the overarching goals of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) regarding Deep Seabed Mining.
Available in English.
Deep-Sea Mining
English
19th August 2019
DSCC Briefing on International Seabed Authority Draft Exploitation Regulations for Deep Seabed Mining – Duncan E J Currie | June 19
Analysis of Draft International Seabed Authority Exploitation Regulations – Duncan E J Currie | June 19
DSCC Briefing on ISA Observer Status | July 10
July 15 – Item 10 Report of Implementation of 2018 Decision of Council on Reports of LTC Chair
July 15 – Report of Financial Workshop
July 15 – Draft Regulations Part 1
July 17 – Item 11: Draft Regulations
July 17 – Draft Regulations Part IV
July 22 – Item 6: Observer guidelines
July 23 – Item 9: Secretary-General report
July 24 – Item 10: High Level Action Plan
July 26 – Item 6: Observer guidelines
July 26 – Item 11: Commemoration of ISA’s 25th anniversary
Deep-Sea Mining, ISA, Regulations
International Seabed Authority
English
26th July 2019
The DSCC calls on the New Zealand Government to protect all seamounts in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and to stop issuing high seas permits to bottom trawl vessels, which almost exclusively target seamounts and similar deep-sea features when they fish in international waters of the South Pacific and Tasman Sea regulated by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO).
Available in English.
Deep-Sea Fishing, New Zealand
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
English
23rd July 2019
Statement of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) to the 4th Annual Session of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC). The Session took place on the 3-5 July 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
Available in English.
Deep-Sea Fishing, High Seas
North Pacific Fisheries Commission
English
3rd July 2019
This report, published by DSCC member Greepeace, takes a look at a nascent industry ramping up to exert yet more pressure on marine life: deep sea mining.
Full report: English
Greenpeace report webpage
Greenpeace press release
Corporate Responsibility, Deep-Sea Mining, ISA
English
3rd July 2019
