Thank you @seabed2030 for the partnership! We look forward to working with you to support global seabed mapping. #globaloceans #oceanscience #oceanexploration #deepsea #oceanobserving #oceandecade #SDG14 (tw)

London, 22 December 2021 – A new partnership has been announced between The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Global Oceans. The two parties will work together to further our understanding of ocean bathymetry and contribute to the global effort to produce the definitive map of the ocean floor, complementing the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. “Accessing high-resolution bathymetric data is essential to our projects, and we look forward to supporting Seabed 2030’s efforts by exploring opportunities to co-finance extended mapping on Global Oceans’ projects, to make available our 6000-meter Ocean Explorer 6000 towed system to be re-built with multibeam sonar for mapping, and to support new Seabed 2030-related projects on MARV™ vessels”, commented Jim Costopulos, CEO of Global Oceans. Seabed 2030 Project Director Jamie McMichael-Phillips said “A complete map of the seabed will enable us to make informed decisions which can safeguard the future of our planet – Global Oceans recognizes this and the fundamental role the oceans play in sustaining human life. We are therefore delighted to announce this new partnership as we make headway with our goal of the definitive map of the ocean floor by the end of this decade.” All data collected and shared with the Seabed 2030 Project is included in the GEBCO global grid, which is free and publicly available. Press release: https://bit.ly/3ehOk8p global-oceans.org seabed2030.org #oceanscience #oceanexploration #deepsea #oceanobserving (fb)