Latest News from the Seabed 2030 project

The first Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project regional mapping meeting for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans took place this month at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

The first regional mapping meeting for The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has been held in Stockholm, covering the Arctic, Antarctic and North Pacific regions.

The first Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project regional mapping meeting for the Atlantic and Indian Ocean areas took place 30th October - 1st November 2018 at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

Members of the seafloor mapping communities for the Arctic, Antarctic and North Pacific regions recently met at the Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University.

Please read the following press release about the latest developments in the GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team's involvment in the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

The three sponsoring organizations of the Seabed 2030 Project (the Nippon Foundation, International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)) recently met at the IHO Secretariat offices in Monaco to discuss progress on the project and to plan the strategy for the coming year.

The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team has confirmed the successful completion of its first 24-hour sea-trials, in preparation for the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

Students of the Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Training Programme at the University of New Hampshire recently took part in a news programme of WCVB-TV Channel 5, Boston, USA – highlighting the need to better map our global ocean floor.

On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is pleased to launch this short film, restating our commitment to mapping the entirety of the World’s ocean floor by 2030 and setting out how you can contribute to the Project’s success.