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Access links to our press releases, videos, brochures and the latest news for The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project.

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The Project Team: enquiries@seabed2030.org

Pegah Souri at Shearwater Global: pegah.souri@shearwater.global , +44 (0)7951 581707

 

View the Seabed 2030 Brand Guidelines:

Seabed Indesign Brand Guidelines June 2022

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Press releases

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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. 
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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. 
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News appearances

To Save Earth's Climate, Map the Oceans
August 2021 | Bloomberg
Scientists aim to build a detailed seafloor map by 2030 to reveal the ocean's unknowns
July 2021 | The Conversation
Mapping quest edges past 20% of global ocean floor
June 2021 | BBC News
Can Scientists Map the Entire Seafloor by 2030?
June 2021 | Smithsonian Magazine
Mapping the Secrets of the Earth's Seabed
June 2021 | Bloomberg
Mapping the World's Ocean
June 2021 | IES Environmental Scientist
Inspiring a Transparent and Accessible Ocean for All
May 2021 | ECO Magazine
Mapping The Seafloor: Time To Hit The Accelerator
May 2021 | Forbes Technology Council
Oceans' extreme depths measured in precise detail
May 2021 | BBC News
Filling in the gaps in the offshore map: Seabed 2030
March 2021 | Offshore Technology
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Brochures, documents and publications

Reports from research conducted by NLA International, as commissioned by Seabed 2030.

Seabed 2030/Wind In the Sails Phase 1 Report

 

Seabed 2030 Survey Report 2-Final

 

 

SB2030 11 08 21 - Online Survey Report Vol 2 Addendum

 

 

Seabed 2030 Priority List report Nov 21-Final draft

 

Seabed 2030 Project Event: From Vision to Action

Presentations from the Seabed 2030 Project Event: From Vision to Action, held at the Royal Society, London, UK, October 22 2019.

Concept paper on Seabed 2030

Access a paper detailing the background to and need for Seabed 2030.

Mayer, L.; Jakobsson, M.; Allen, G.; Dorschel, B.; Falconer, R.; Ferrini, V.; Lamarche, G.; Snaith, H.; Weatherall, P. The Nippon Foundation—GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030. Geosciences 2018, 8, 63.

Seabed 2030 brochure

September 2017

Seabed 2030 Brochure

Seabed 2030 Roadmap

June 2017,updated October 2020 - Please note that this is an updated version of the original document that includes an addendum on mapping target resolutions (section 8).

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Seabed 2030 'In-Depth' Newsletter

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