27th Session Daily Bulletin

Meetings of the ISA Council

DAY 3
23 March 2022

The Facilitator of the informal working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment, Dr. Raijeli Taga (Fiji), presented the summary of general comments and initial reactions made by representatives of Members and of Observers to the facilitator’s text at the webinar of 28 February 2022.

The facilitator opened the floor for further comments on the text.

The discussions of the informal working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment will continue on day 4.

Dr. Raijeli Taga (Fiji), Facilitator of the informal working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment

Dr. Raijeli Taga (left) (Fiji), Dr. Gwenaelle Le Gurun (middle) (ISA) and Ms. Talatu Akindolire (right) (ISA)

Delegates in session

Ms. Michelle Walker (left) (Jamaica) and H.E. Ms. Alison Stone Roofe (right) (Jamaica)

Delegates arriving at the Conference Centre

UK delegates in discussion (left to right): Ms. Amber Cobley, Mr. Jack Collier, Mr Gavin Watson and Ms. Lowri Griffiths

H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, ISA Secretary-General, greets Ms. Robyn Frost (Australia)

Ms. Lucía Scheinkman (left) (Argentina) and Mr. Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera (right) (ISA)

Mr. Patrice Laquerre (left) (Canada) and Ms. Kayama Mitsuru (right) (Japan)

Mr. Kris Van Nijen (left) (GSR) and Mr. Tom Diederen (right) (The Netherlands)

(Left to right) Ms. Hannah Lily (Pew), Mr. Andrew Friedman (Pew), Mr. Duncan Currie (DSCC) and H.E. Ms. Georgina Guillén Grillo (Costa Rica)

Mr. Bartosz Jasiński (left) (Poland) and Dr. Tomasz Abramowski (right) (Poland)

H.E. Mr. Alhaji Fanday Turay (left) (Sierra Leone) and Mr. Michael Imran Kanu (right) (Sierra Leone)

(Left to right) Mr. Oystein Bruncell Larsen (ISA), Mr. Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, ISA Secretary-General, Dr. Raijeli Taga (Fiji), Facilitator of the working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment, Dr. Gwenaelle Le Gurun (ISA), Ms. Talatu Akindolire (ISA) and Dr. Wanfei Qiu (ISA)