Key points
- The meeting was hosted by the ISA Secretariat and the Government of India through the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Institute of Oceanography.
- IOM representatives V. Stoyanova and J. Mazurek took part in the meeting.
- Topics covered included ISA Council and Assembly decisions, compliance and regulatory management, mining technology development and regional environmental management plans.
- Contractors also discussed strategies for transitioning from exploration to exploitation.
Goa (India) IOM representatives V. Stoyanova and J. Mazurek participated in the 8th Annual Contractors’ Meeting, which was held in Goa, India, from 18 to 20 September 2025. The event was hosted by the ISA Secretariat and the Government of India through the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Institute of Oceanography. Sixteen of the twenty one ISA exploration contractors took part in the meeting. Main topics included an update on decisions of the ISA Council and Assembly, compliance and regulatory management, mining technology development, regional environmental management plans and strategies of contractors for transitioning from exploration to exploitation. Photo: IOM, ISA.
