With respect to the International Seabed Authority, consider the following statements:

It is an autonomous international organization established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

It organizes and controls all mineral-resources-related activities in the exclusive economic zones and high seas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
All mineral-resources-related activities in the international seabed area is organized and controlled by International Seabed Authority (ISA).
The international seabed area is defined as the seabed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (200 nm).
UNCLOS outlines the areas of national jurisdiction as a 12 nautical-mile territorial sea, an exclusive economic zone of up to 200 nautical miles and a continental shelf.

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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
All mineral-resources-related activities in the international seabed area is organized and controlled by International Seabed Authority (ISA).
The international seabed area is defined as the seabed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (200 nm).
UNCLOS outlines the areas of national jurisdiction as a 12 nautical-mile territorial sea, an exclusive economic zone of up to 200 nautical miles and a continental shelf.

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