Latest News from the Seabed 2030 project

The global effort inspiring the complete mapping of the world’s ocean floor - The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project - has announced its newest partnership with NORBIT Oceans, a leading provider of underwater imaging and mapping technology. The parties will work together to advance the field of ocean science, and obtain a complete map of the entire ocean floor. 

Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with one of Africa’s biggest navies in first collaboration of its kind on the continent

A new partnership has been announced by The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project with SEA-KIT International - a provider of cutting-edge uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to the maritime, ocean science and research industries. The partnership will see the two parties join forces to accelerate the mission to map the entire ocean floor before the end of the decade. 

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project - the global initiative to map the world’s entire ocean floor before the end of the decade - has entered into a new partnership with ACUA Ocean, which develops zero-carbon emission uncrewed surface vessels. The announcement was made at Ocean Business, currently taking place in Southampton, UK, and will see the two parties work together to accelerate the worldwide effort towards mapping the seabed.

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Saildrone, a leading provider of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advancing ocean mapping technology in support of the global effort to map the entire ocean floor.

We are delighted to celebrate the work of Pauline Weatherall - a data scientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and member of Seabed 2030’s Global Data Center - who earlier this year was awarded an MBE for her services to bathymetry. 

A new partnership has been announced between The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Orange Force Marine Ltd., a specialised commercial marine services company providing crowdsourced bathymetry solutions in support of the complete mapping of the ocean floor.

Opportunity to contribute to key study. Closes 28th April 2023 (extended from 31st March 2023 by popular demand).

Applications are now being sought for the 20th year of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Postgraduate Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry training program, to begin late August 2023.