Press releases

New partnership with ACUA Ocean strengthens Seabed 2030's ocean mapping efforts

20 April 2023
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.

New Seabed 2030 partnership strengthens autonomous ocean mapping in support of a complete map of the entire seafloor

9 February 2023
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ecoSUB Robotics - a subdivision of Planet Ocean - which designs and builds innovative autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean research.  The collaboration will greatly support the realisation of a complete map of the ocean floor as AUVs are able to navigate areas which are inaccessible to scientists and divers for safety reasons. 

Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with the Republic of Kiribati in support of the global effort to map entire ocean floor

6 February 2023
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport (MICT) for the Republic of Kiribati. The new partnership will see the two parties work together as part of the global effort to advance the field of ocean science, and obtain a complete map of the entire ocean floor.