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Latest news
Seabed 2030 officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action
Seabed 2030 has been revealed as one of the first Actions officially endorsed as part of the UN Ocean Decade.
Seabed 2030 article featured in ECO Magazine special issue on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
ECO Magazine's special issue on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is available digitally now.
The publication features an article by Seabed 2030 Project Director, Jamie McMichael-Phillips, 'Inspiring a Transparent and Accessible Ocean for All.'
Chair of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project’s newly formed Strategic Advisory Group is announced
Members of Seabed 2030’s newly launched Strategic Advisory Group have elected Kilaparti Ramakrishna as its Chair. The Strategic Advisory Group is responsible for providing independent strategic and technical advice from the wider mapping community outside the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) to the Seabed 2030 Project.
Mapping the Seafloor around Africa - webinar series
Information on the IOCAFRICA - Seabed 2030 webinar series held in February 2021
Press releases
Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with the UK Hydrographic Office and Teledyne CARIS on the occasion of World Hydrography Day
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered a technical cooperation agreement with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), a world-leading centre for hydrography specialising in marine geospatial data, and Teledyne CARIS, the leading developer of marine mapping software. The Memorandum of Understanding – announced on the first World Hydrography Day to fall within the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – will see the parties work together to advance the effort associated with producing the definitive map of the seafloor by the year 2030.
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project enters new agreement with Esri
Seabed 2030 and Esri have entered a new formal agreement, which will see the two organisations work collaboratively towards the shared objective of assembling a global compilation of high-resolution bathymetric data, to assist us in the sustainable use of our planet.
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project announces new collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have strengthened their collaboration with a newly-established Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The main purpose of the MOU is to pursue the attainment of worldwide bathymetric data, and to increase humanity’s understanding of the oceans.
Seabed 2030 enters new agreement with the Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis Project
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis Project, operated at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, have paved the way for a future of collaborative working by entering into a Letter of Intent.
Video gallery
News appearances
June 2021 | IES Environmental Scientist
May 2021 | ECO Magazine
May 2021 | Forbes Technology Council
May 2021 | BBC News
March 2021 | Offshore Technology
March 2021 | Ocean News & Technology
September 2019 | Hydro International
April 2019 | Hydro International magazine
April 2019 | Seafood New Zealand
March 2019 | Talkradio London
Brochures, documents and publications
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
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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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