Key points
- The three day meeting was hosted by Allseas and the Technical University Delft.
- Delegates discussed the regulatory framework for activities in the Area, Agenda 2030, and marine environment protection through the EIS/EIA process.
- Discussions also covered the ISA Marine Scientific Research Action Plan, capacity building for developing states, and contractors’ training programs.
- Data management under Deep Data and qualification of new technologies were also on the agenda.
Delft (Netherlands) IOM representatives took part in the annual meeting between the International Seabed Authority Secretariat and the contractors with deep-sea exploration contracts in the international deep-seabed, held in Delft (Netherlands) from 4 to 7 December 2022. Delegates gathered at the three-day meeting hosted by Allseas and the Technical University Delft to discuss areas of common interest. Topics discussed included development and consolidation of the regulatory framework for activities in the Area, Agenda 2030, protection of marine environment (EIS/EIA process), implementation of ISA Marine Scientific Research Action Plan, capacity building of developing states members of ISA, contractors’ training programs, the data management (Deep Data) and qualification of new technologies.
