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International Seabed Authority
August 25 , 2017
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- ISA is an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica.
- It was established to organize, regulate and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
- UNCLOS defines the international seabed area - the part under ISA jurisdiction - as “the seabed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction”.
- It was established by the Law of the Sea Convention.
- It has obtained its observer status in the United Nations.
- Last year, India was re-elected as a member of the Council of ISA.
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