DSCC submissions to the 25th Session of the International Seabed Authority | July 2019

26 July, 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

  • The DSCC submitted this briefing which contains response to and concerns around proposed on observer status at the International Seabed Authority.
  • Available in English.

DSCC Interventions

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

DSCC Submission to Fisheries New Zealand: Review of sustainability measures for 1 October 2019

23 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.

DSCC Interventions to the International Seabed Authority for the 25th Annual Session in February 2019

25 February, 2019

Financial Working Group

DSCC intervention to ad hoc working group on financial mechanisms – 21 February 2019

Annual Session

DSCC first intervention Day 1 on financial matters – 25 February 2019
Agenda item: 11: Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the area – Financial model

DSCC second intervention Day 1 on the Warsaw statement – 25 February 2019
Agenda item 10: Report on the Implementation of the 2018 Decision of the Council on the Reports of the Chairman of the LTC

DSCC third intervention Day 1 on Standards and Guidelines – 25 February 2019
Agenda item 11:Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area – Standards and Guidelines

DSCC first intervention Day 2 on decision-making – 26 February 2019
Agenda item 11:Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area – Decision-Making

DSCC second intervention Day 2 on Regional Environmental Management Plans – 26 February 2019
Agenda item 11:Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area – Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs)

DSCC third intervention Day 2 on the Precautionary Approach – 26 February 2019
Agenda item 11:Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area – Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) – Precautionary Approach/Principle

DSCC first intervention Day 3 on the independent assessment of environmental plans – 27 February 2019
Agenda item: 11: Draft Regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the area – Independent Assessment of Environmental Plans

The DSCC also held a side event as part of the Annual Session on February 27th, 2019. You can view the presentations made by DSCC representatives at this event here.

 

Briefing for the Seventh Meeting of the Commission of the SPRFMO

8 January, 2019

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition submitted this briefing for the Seventh Meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regiaonl Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO). This briefing addresses agenda item 6, Conservation and Management Measures (CMM), with
respect to bottom fisheries; and item 8, Performance Review Recommendations.

 

Available in English.

 

DSCC Interventions to the International Seabed Authority for the 24th Annual Session in July

17 July, 2018

DSCC first intervention Day 2 on Regulations – Overall Structure – 17 July 2018

DSCC second intervention Day 2 on Part I and Preamble – 17 July 2018

DSCC third intervention Day 2 – 17 July 2018

DSCC fourth intervention Day 3 on Part III- 18 July 2018

DSCC afternoon intervention Day 3 on Part IV, V, VI – 18 July 2018

DSCC intervention Day 4 on Netherlands paper -19 July 2018

DSCC intervention Day 4 on the report of the Chair of the LTC – 19 July 2018

DSCC morning intervention Day 6 – 23 July 2018

DSCC intervention Day 8 on Agenda item 7: Report of the Secretary-General – 25 July 2018

DSCC intervention Day 8 on strategic report item 8 – 25 July 2018