Talk:International Seabed Authority

Discussion of controversy
Besides dividing the article into sections, I added a section about the US non-ratification. This text could use specific citations describing eg. the ISA's official mandate to distribute mining profits to poor countries and to compensate countries for lost profits due to competition with seabed miners; and the specifics of the 1994 Agreement. This section is appropriate because the ISA seems to be one of the main sticking points preventing ratification by the world's foremost seafaring power, and this reluctance has directly affected the scope of the ISA's power. Should it cite back to the main LOS article's section about this dispute? -Kris Schnee 17:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

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Recent related sources
— Paleo Neonate  – 15:58, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

— Paleo Neonate  – 10:46, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

I expanded the lead and will return in the following days to further develop this article and the controversy surrounding ISA Secretary General Michael Lodge's support for robotic exploration of the ocean floor.Marcywinograd (talk) 14:10, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

I would like to abbreviate this section on the Endowment Fund, which reads like a PR piece; in fact, I think the whole section is unnecessary and could be removed. Thoughts?Marcywinograd (talk) 02:28, 22 April 2022 (UTC)