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Science
Nov. 26, 2024
Jenn Dijkstra comments on a new study that is using tagged sea turtles to map seagrass in the Red Sea.
Granite Geek
Oct. 1, 2024
In October, NOAA,CCOM and additional partners from the federal government, academia and the private sector will test the simultaneous, remote operation of two DriX uncrewed surface vessels to map and explore in the Gulf of Maine.
Deseret News
Sep. 10, 2024
Scientists mapped a new “seamount” along the Nazca Ridge in international waters as part of a project led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in collaboration with Ocean Census and the UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center.
Hydro International
Sep. 10, 2024
The 2024 GEOEO North of Greenland Expedition, organized by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat aboard the I/B Oden, has made history as the first vessel to reach the remote Victoria Fjord in North Greenland.
Dive Magazine
Sep. 10, 2024
A team of CCOM hydrographers conducted high-resolution mapping of a seamount discovered during Schmidt Ocean Institute’s latest expedition to the Nazca Ridge, an underwater Pacific mountain chain located approximately 1450km (900 miles) off the coast of Chile.
Hellenic Shipping News
Aug. 30, 2024
The GEOEO24 Expedition has makes history as the I/B Oden becomes the first vessel to reach the remote Victoria Fjord in North Greenland.
Astrobiology
Aug. 30, 2024
A team of oceanographers led by Schmidt Ocean Institute in partnership with CCOM have discovered and mapped a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge in international waters, 900 miles off the coast of Chile.
KCENTV
Aug. 29, 2024
A team of oceanographers led by Schmidt Ocean Institute in partnership with CCOM have discovered and mapped a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge in international waters, 900 miles off the coast of Chile. The newly discovered underwater mountain is nearly two miles tall and supports a "thriving ecosystem" including some very rare species. As many as 20 suspected new species have been collected from the area.
Baird Maritime
Aug. 29, 2024
I/B Oden, operated by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, is conducting a research expedition as part of a broader campaign with the goal of crafting a complete map of the entire ocean floor by 2030.
WMUR
Aug. 26, 2024
CCOM researchers are joining forces with a team of global scientists to study rising sea levels in the Arctic.
UNH Today
Aug. 26, 2024
CCOM researchers make history as part of a team aboard the Swedish Icebreaker ODEN that is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy Victoria Fjord in North Greenland and collect data in this uncharted area.
Boston Globe
Aug. 21, 2024
CCOM Director Larry Mayer is traveling on an icebreaker ship to a part of the Arctic no ship has been to before.
UNH Today
Aug. 8, 2024
Three researchers from UNH’s world-renowned Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping — director Larry Mayer, associate director Brian Calder, and affiliate assistant research professor Liz Weidner ’23G — are in northern Greenland on board the Swedish Icebreaker Oden. They’re mapping the seafloor of this unexplored region, contributing to our understanding of the melting Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on sea level rise.
Ocean News & Technology
Jun. 21, 2024
CCOM Affiliate Assistant Professor Derek Sowers is quoted in this Ocean News & Technology Magazine article about Seabed2030's latest seafloor mapping estimate that 26.1% of the seafloor has been mapped.
This Day Live
Mar. 9, 2024
Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode of the Nigerian Navy visited CCOM to discuss opportunities for collaboration and synergy.
Post and Courier
Jan. 29, 2024
CCOM Research Professor Anthony Lyons comments on the advancements in underwater drone technology that have led to a possible clue to the location of Amelia Earhart's lost plane.
Wall Street Journal
Jan. 26, 2024
CCOM director Larry Mayer has weighed in on the tech that Tony Romeo used in his expedition to find Amelia Earhart's lost plane, saying that it's what he would use.
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Jan. 19, 2024
A CCOM project, "Next Generation Seafloor Mapping Tools," has been chosen as one of four projects to be funded by the Ocean Shot Research Grant—a program dedicated to advancing innovative studies for the better understanding and sustainable management of our oceans—from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation's Ocean Policy Research Institute.
Science
Jan. 9, 2024
Larry Mayer comments on the results of a monumental undersea mapping effort that could add 1 million square kilometers of sea floor.
EOS
Dec. 21, 2023
Larry Mayer explains how multibeam sonar is used to cut through an ocean filled with noise—revolutionizing how the seafloor is viewed.
Mead Treadwell: Arctic Horizons Primer and Critical Questions on Extending U.S. Territory in Arctic Ocean
Must Read Alaska
Dec. 20, 2023
CCOM's participated in mapping in the Arctic to delineate our claim the extension of national sovereignty outside the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone.
SatNews
Nov. 1, 2023
Dr. Brian Calder of the Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire accepted the award on behalf of Seabed 2030.
ECO Magazine
Nov. 1, 2023
Dr. Brian Calder of the Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire accepted the award on behalf of Seabed 2030.