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China's Dayang Cruise 95 returned to Shenzhen after surveying the 2,500 sq km Southwest Indian Ocean sulphide contract area.

The China-ISA Joint Training and Research Centre held its 2026 course in Sanya on cumulative impact assessment in the seabed Area.

The 2026 China-ISA Joint Training and Research Centre course opened in Sanya with a 10-day programme on cumulative impact assessment.

The ISA Council approved COMRA's third extension of its polymetallic nodule exploration contract, now running to 21 May 2031.

The Dongcha 2 (Insight 2) AUV completed its first western Pacific mission at Beijing Pioneer's polymetallic nodule mine area.

China held an ISA side event in Kingston promoting its pre-commercial mining concept for the deep-sea environment.

China's Deep-sea and Ocean Affairs Administration issued a notice standardizing environmental impact assessments by deep seabed contractors.

COMRA, China Minmetals and Beijing Pioneer held a side event on Chinese seabed contractor activities during the ISA's 29th session in Kingston.

COMRA opened its 2024 engineering and technology contractor training course at the National Deep Sea Center, with 12 trainees from seven countries.

The second part of the ISA's 28th session concluded in Kingston, focusing on drafting exploitation regulations for seabed mining.