27th Session Part II
Daily Bulletin

Meetings of the ISA Council

DAYS 3 & 4
20 - 21 July 2022

On Wednesday 20 July, the informal working group on inspection, compliance and enforcement held its second meeting and continued its negotiations on the text of the facilitator, H.E. Dr. Maureen P. Tamuno of Nigeria.

On Thursday 21 July, the Chair of the Finance Committee, Mr. Andrzej Przybycin of Poland, presented the report of the Finance Committee following its meetings from 13 to 15 July. Discussions on the report, budget of ISA for the period 2023-2024 and the scale of assessment for contributions to the budget by Members will continue on Tuesday 26 July.

The informal working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment then held its second meeting and resumed its negotiations on the text of the facilitator, Dr. Raijeli Taga of Fiji.

H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, ISA Secretary-General (left), H.E. Dr. Maureen P. Tamuno, Facilitator of the informal working group on inspection, compliance and enforcement (middle) (Nigeria) and Ms. Talatu Akindolire (right) (ISA Secretariat)

H.E. Dr. Maureen P. Tamuno, Facilitator of the informal working group on inspection, compliance and enforcement (left) (Nigeria) and Ms. Talatu Akindolire (right) (ISA Secretariat)

Dr. Tomasz Abramowski, President of the 27th session of the Council (Poland)

H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, ISA Secretary-General

Mr. Yongsheng Cai (ISA Secretariat)

Mr. Pedro Madureira* (left) (Portugal), Ms. Elisabete Cortes Palma (middle) (Portugal) and Ms. Shanica James-Brown (right) (ISA Secretariat)

H.E. Ms. Georgina Guillén Grillo (left) (Costa Rica), H.E. Dr. Maureen P. Tamuno, Facilitator of the informal working group on inspection, compliance and enforcement (middle) (Nigeria) and Dr. Raijeli Taga, Facilitator of the informal working group on the protection and preservation of the marine environment (right) (Fiji)

Ms. Olabisi Oluwatoyin George (left) (Nigeria) and Ms. Talatu Akindolire (right) (ISA Secretariat)

Ms. Dagny Marie Aas Hovind (left) (Norway) and Ms. Wini Broadbelt (right) (The Netherlands)

Ms. Mekhala Dave (left) (Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary) and Mr. Pradeep Singh (right) (IUCN)

Dr. Marie Bourrel-McKinnon (left) (ISA Secretariat) and Ms. Noemie Wouters (right) (ISA Secretariat)

Mr. Eden Charles, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Enterprise (left) and H.E. Ms. Constanza Figueroa Sepúlveda (right) (Chile)

Ms. Indera Persaud (Guyana)

Mr. Tidiani Couma (left) (Monaco) and Mr. Salvador Vega Telias (right) (Chile)

Mr. Francis Winston Changara (left) (Zimbabwe) and Ms. Khalilah Hackman, Coordinator of the African Group (right) (Ghana)

H.E. Mr. Olivier Guyonvarch (France)

Mr. Tidiani Couma (Monaco)

Ms. Lucía Scheinkman (Argentina)

Mr. Luke Roughton (New Zealand)

H.E. Ms. Constanza Figueroa Sepúlveda (Chile)

Mr. Taaniela Kula (Tonga)

Ms. Zhaoyu Chen (left) (China) and Jun Jiang (right) (China)

Ms. Michelle Walker (Jamaica)

Mr. Manzi Tchilabalo Karbou (Togo)

H.E. Mr. Diego Bermejo Romero de Terreros (right) (Spain) and Ms. María Esther Salamanca Aguado (left) (Spain)

Ms. Dagny Marie Aas Hovind (Norway)

Mr. Jordan Tsirimokos (Australia)

Mr. Carlos Pascual García (Spain)

Mr. Clemens Wackernagel (Germany)

Mr. Eden Charles, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Enterprise

Mr. Daniele Bosio (Italy)

Mr. Miguel Balaguer (Dominican Republic)

Mr. Gavin Watson (UK)

Mr. Marcelino Miranda Aceves (Mexico)

Ms. Wini Broadbelt (The Netherlands)

Mr. Patrice Laquerre (Canada)

Ms. Kim Jung-Eun (Republic of Korea)

Ms. Elisabete Cortes Palma (Portugal)

Mr. Clement Yow Mulalap (Micronesia)

Mr. Coy Roache (Jamaica)

Mr. Juan José González Mijares (Mexico)

Mr. Oleg Zhegl (left) (Russian Federation) and Ms. Livia Ermakova (right) (Russian Federation)

Dr. Michael Imran Kanu (Sierra Leone)

Ms. Mitsuru Kayama (Japan)

Ms. Emily Choo (left) (Singapore) and Ms. Ischelle Koo (right) (Singapore)

Mr. Matthew Gianni (Earthworks)

Ms. Diva Amon (DOSI)

Mr. Andrew Friedman (The PEW Charitable Trusts)

Mr. Gregory O’Brien (USA)