Oceans and the law of the sea A/RES/74/19 72. Encourages the Authority to continue its work towards the standardization of marine bathymetric information collected in the Area, in cooperation with relevant international organizations, including the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the International Hydrographic Organization, particularly under the Seabed 2030 project; 41 73. Welcomes the efforts of the Authority to make progress on the development of regional environmental management plans in other priority areas in the Area, in particular where there are currently exploration contract s; 42 VI Effective functioning of the Authority and the Tribunal 74. Commends the progress in the work of the Authority; 75. Also commends the work of the Tribunal since its establishment; 76. Appeals to all States Parties to the Convention to pay their assessed contributions to the Tribunal in full and on time, and also appeals to States Parties in arrears with their contributions to fulfil their obligations without delay; 77. Expresses serious concern about the number of States Parties to the Convention in arrears with their assessed contributions to the Authority, appeals to all States Parties to the Convention to pay their assessed contributions to the Authority in full and on time, and urges them to fulfil their obligations without delay, in particular those States whose exercise of voting rights has been suspended by virtue of article 184 of the Convention, and invites the Secretary-General of the Authority to continue his efforts to recover arrears, including bilateral efforts; 78. Notes that there remains room for improvement in the level of attendance at the Assembly, and urges all members of the Authority to participate in the meetings of the Assembly; 79. Welcomes the adoption by the Assembly of the terms of reference for the voluntary trust fund for extrabudgetary support for the Authority and the adoption by the Assembly of the terms of reference for the voluntary trust fund for the purpose of providing the requisite funds related to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the Authority for the Enterprise, expresses its appreciation to the donors that have made contributions to the voluntary trust fund s, and encourages Member States, observers, contractors and other stakeholders to contribute financially to those and other voluntary trust funds maintained by the Authority; 43 80. Notes with serious concern the negative balance of the voluntary trust fund established pursuant to the decision of the Authority at its eighth session 44 for the purpose of defraying the cost of participation of members of the Legal and Technical Commission from developing countries and members of the Finance Committee from developing countries in the meetings of the Commission a nd of the Committee, notes the appeals to members and other possible donors to make contributions to that fund, and to contractors to consider making a payment of 6,000 United States dollars on a voluntary basis, and expresses its appreciation to those that have made contributions to the voluntary trust fund; 81. Expresses its appreciation to States that have made contributions to the endowment fund for marine scientific research in the Area established by the Authority __________________ 41 42 43 44 19-21313 See See See See ISBA/23/A/2. ISBA/25/C/12/Add.1, ISBA/25/C/13, ISBA/25/C/19/Add.1 and ISBA/25/C/37. ISBA/25/A/10-ISBA/25/C/31 and ISBA/25/A/14. ISBA/8/A/11. 17/57