Resources for Journalists

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

For further information contact:

The Project Team: enquiries@seabed2030.org

Patrick Orr at Raitt Orr & Associates: patrick@raittorr.co.uk , Tel.: +44 (0)7917 431102

Latest news

Oden on the Expedition to the Ryder Glacier, taken by Professor Martin Jakobsson, 2019

Contribute to the Seabed 2030 Image Stream

16 February 2021
To celebrate the work of GEBCO and the Seabed 2030 project we are creating a curated publicly available archive for press, partners and the world! So, if you have any photos, videos or images that support your work, that makes you go “wow!” or “that’s fascinating! - then this is the perfect opportunity to see your work published and further the public interest in this project.
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Press releases

Scripps Seabed 2030 Logos

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project announces new collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography

9 March 2021
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.
3D-visualization showing the seafloor bathymetry of the previously uncharted Sherard Osborn Fjord

Data from Uncharted Waters Provides Key Insights into Glacial Melting Processes

6 November 2020
New bathymetric and oceanographic data collected by an international team of ocean scientists provide important insights into the processes that are controlling the rapid loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet over the last four decades. The ground-breaking data, published in the Nature Journal Communications Earth & Environment, will be contributed to The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to have the definitive and complete map of the ocean seafloor by 2030.
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Video gallery

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First survey results
Seabed 2030 Spotlight

Community Input

Following from the GEBCO week of dedicated symposium sessions and working group meetings, Seabed 2030 would like to take the opportunity to find out more about what you need from us, as well as how you can help us.

We have re-opened our 'Wind in the Sails' survey, to help us get a better understanding of your possible data availability, data collection activities and priorities.

Working with the GEBCO sub-committee for Regional Undersea Mapping (SCRUM), we are gathering input on areas that are of high priority for new data via our online app

And if you have data you'd like to contribute to Seabed 2030 and GEBCO - then step over to our Data Contributions page to let us know. 

 

Please complete the survey

News appearances

Filling in the gaps in the offshore map: Seabed 2030
March 2021 | Offshore Technology
Preparing for the Unimaginable
March 2021 | Ocean News & Technology
Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Winners Talk Tech in Tokyo with Japanese PM
September 2019 | Hydro International
NF/GEBCO Training Programme Alumni Helping to Map Gaps in Our Understanding of the Ocean Floor
April 2019 | Hydro International magazine
'More than just science' in mapping project
April 2019 | Seafood New Zealand
Late Late Early Early Talk show
March 2019 | Talkradio London
An ambitious project aims to map the entire ocean floor. It could also open it up to mining
March 2019 | ABC Australia
All at sea - mapping, mining and Arctic shipping
February 2019 | ABC Australia
OiA '19 Conference and Exhibition Celebrates Yesteryear While Planning for Tomorrow
January 2019 | Hydro International
Who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
January 2019 | Financial Review
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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

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).

Seabed_2030 Road Map