The Latest Breaking News from the International Seabed Authority

After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track the controversial practice.

The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.

Leticia Carvalho elected as new Secretary General of International Seabed Authority. Concerns over deep-sea mining regulations and environmental impact.

Letters: The challenger to the current secretary general of the International Seabed Authority should be supported in this week’s election, writes Guy Standing

Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed Authority

As the U.N. weighs ocean floor mining, Hawai'i just banned the practice

Thérèse Coffey says data will be gathered on impact of emerging industry and UK will not support licences in meantime

Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor

Brazil is urging a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses