Please find the DSCC’s written submissions to the United Nations Ocean Conference below.
Available in English
22 June, 2022
2 December, 2021
DSCC Briefing 26th ISA December Council Meeting | December 2021
- Available in English
DSCC Interventions
Earthworks Intervention on Agenda items 9 and 10: Annual report of the Secretary-General (ISBA/26/A/2, and ISBA/26/A/2/Add.1) and Report on the implementation of the strategic plan and high-level action plan (ISBA/26/A/8-ISBA/26/C/23 and ISBA/26/A/9)| December 14, 2021 (Assembly Day 2)
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 9: Annual report of the Secretary-General (ISBA/26/A/2, and ISBA/26/A/2/Add.1)| December 14, 2021 (Assembly Day 2)
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 8: Statement by the President of the Council on the Work of the Council | December 13, 2021 (Assembly Day 1)
- PDF (English)
Earthworks Intervention on Agenda item 13: Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) | December 9, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 13: Report of the Chair of the LTC (morning) | December 9, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 13: Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) | December 9, 2021
- PDF (English)
Earthworks Intervention Agenda item 14: Report of the Finance Committee | December 8, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 14: Report of the Finance Committee | December 8, 2021
- PDF (English)
Earthworks Intervention on Agenda item 12: Draft Regulations for the exploitation of resources in the Area (Roadmap) | December 7, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 12: Draft Regulations for the exploitation of resources in the Area (Roadmap) | December 7, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 11: Report of the Secretary-General ISBA/26/A/8-ISBA/26/C/23 on the implementation of the decision of the Council in 2019 relating to the reports of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission | December 6, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 8: Status of contracts for exploration and related matters (periodic reviews and relinquishments) | December 6, 2021
- PDF (English)
On Agenda item 11: Implementation of the decision of the Council in 2019 relating to the reports of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission (ISBA/26/C/3)
- PDF (English)
28 January, 2021
These are comments of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition on the International Seabed Authority’s zero draft Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.
- Available in English.
10 November, 2020
The DSCC and Seas At Risk attended the 39th Annual Meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) held virtually from 10-13 November 2020. Below are their submissions:
- Opening Statement, available in English
15 October, 2020
The ISA has issued three sets of draft guidelines and standards for deep-sea mining for public comment. These are the ‘Draft guideline on the preparation and assessment of an application for the approval of a Plan of Work for exploitation’; the ‘Draft standard and guidelines on the development and application of environmental management systems’; and the ‘Draft standard and guidelines on the form and calculation of an environmental performance guarantee’.
Below is the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition comments on these draft guidelines and standards.
- Available in English.
1 October, 2020
The SC8 meeting, hosted by New Zealand, is being held remotely from 3 to 8 October 2020. The Chairperson of the SC is Dr Jim Ianelli (USA) and the Vice Chairperson is Mr Niels Hintzen (EU). All official meeting documents and other relevant information can be found on the SPRFMO SC8 webpage.
Presentations to Deep Water Working Group
- Bottom Trawling: Is CMM 03-2020 Appropriate? by Duncan Currie / DSCC
- Seamounts, VMEs, and Spatial Management | by Les Watling & Peter J. Auster
Presentations to the Scientific Committee
- Bottom Trawling Under CMM 03-2020 | Duncan Currie / DSCC
DSCC Interventions
- Intervention to SPRFMO 8th SC Meeting – October 2
10 September, 2020
This is the formal written submission from the DSCC to the virtual European sub-regional consultation process on the implementation of the United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 4/19 on Mineral Resource Governance, submitted September 10, 2020.
- Available in English.
15 January, 2020
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) respectfully submits this briefing for the Eighth Meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO).
This briefing will address the Scientific Committee; the Conservation and Management Measures (CMM), with respect to bottom fisheries; and the Performance Review Recommendations.
- Available in English.
12 November, 2019
This statement was presented by the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and Seas At Risk during the 38th Annual Meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission from November 12-15, 2019 in London, UK.
- Available in English.
14 October, 2019
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.
- Available in English.