公海里的自然资源被视为全人类的共同财产，基于这个理念，此类资源由1994年成立的国际海底管理局管辖。

Natural resources in the open seas are regarded as the common properties for all humans. Based on that idea, such resources are managed by the International Seabed Authority (ISBA) set up in 1994.

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国际海底管理局理事会于今年7月核准了上述申请，中国大洋协会在位于西南印度洋的国际海底区域内，获得1万平方公里勘探矿区。

The ISA Council approved the application in July, 2011, and COMRA will be allowed to explore an area measuring 10,000 sq km in an international seabed region located in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

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欧丹腾将此称作国际海床管理局史上的一座新的里程碑，也是深海海底采矿制度上的一座里程碑。

Odunton called a 'a new milestone in the life of the authority and for the regime for deep seabed mining.

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