40,000 km² That's the area of seafloor a new expedition aims to map in high resolution.

🌊 Great partnerships can emerge from extraordinary challenges When endurance athlete Ross Edgley became the first person to swim around Iceland's coastline last year, SeaKeepers' DISCOVERY Vessel SKIRR Adventures supported the challenge while also collecting bathymetric data for #Seabed2030.

⏳ Don't miss your chance to join our Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting & Data Sprint. In-person registration and travel grant applications close next week!

🔍 For the first time, scientists have observed seafloor spreading in real time. Seafloor spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges - a geological process that has shaped entire ocean basins over millions of years.

🌊 Smarter technologies are helping transform how we understand the ocean. That's why we're delighted to welcome #BMT as the latest partner of Seabed 2030.

🔓 Autonomous #marinetechnologies are opening up exciting new possibilities for collecting ocean data more efficiently and at greater scale, especially in areas that have traditionally been difficult to survey. That’s why we’re proud to welcome Ulysses as the latest partner of Seabed 2030.

🔍 For the first time, scientists have observed seafloor spreading in real time. Seafloor spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges - a geological process that has shaped entire ocean basins over millions of years.

🤝 Interested in supporting ocean mapping across the Indo-Pacific? Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the Seabed 2030 Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting & Data Sprint, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 20-22 October 2026. 🇲🇾

👀 Ever seen this deep, curving scar before? It's where one of Earth's tectonic plates slowly slides beneath another. Swipe to learn where 👉

⛴️ Every vessel transit offers a practical, cost-effective opportunity to expand our knowledge of the seafloor.

📢 Registration now open! Following the announcement of the new dates for the Seabed 2030 Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting & Data Sprint, we're delighted to confirm that registration is now open. 🇲🇾 The meeting will take place at Concorde Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 20-22 October 2026.

🏆 Congratulations to Jennifer Jencks on being named the recipient of the 2026 Ex Abyssis ad Alta IHO Award.

📢 As we mark #WorldHydrographyDay and celebrate the role of #hydrography in improving our understanding of the ocean, we're pleased to share the new dates for the Seabed 2030 Indo-Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting & Data Sprint: 📅 20-22 October 2026 📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Meet Vicki Ferrini - marine geophysicist, geoinformatics expert, and the Head of our Atlantic and Indian Ocean Center, based at #ColumbiaUniversity's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO).

What can a previously unexplored Arctic fjord reveal about glacier change? ❄️  During the GEOEO North of Greenland 2024 Expedition, the Swedish icebreaker #Oden became the first vessel ever to reach and collect scientific data in the remote Victoria Fjord.

The progress of our mission is often expressed in maps. But behind every dot, line, and chart is the commitment of many people – scientists, mariners, and contributors working together to help map the global ocean. 👉 This is why we’re starting a new series: The #PeopleBehindtheMaps.

🌊 This #WorldOceanDay, we're celebrating the people helping us better understand our blue planet. Few have done more to advance ocean mapping and marine geospatial science than @deepseadawn.bsky.social

🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we wanted to highlight seabed mapping as an often overlooked yet powerful tool for understanding and responding to climate change.

🤝 We’re delighted to welcome The University of Western Australia UWA Oceans Institute as the latest partner of #Seabed2030!

Seabed 2030 was pleased to participate in a reception at the European Parliament hosted by MEP Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, bringing together representatives from across the European ocean, policy and scientific communities. 🇪🇺

Did you know that much of the deep seafloor was once thought to be relatively flat and featureless? Swipe to learn how seabed mapping revolutionised our understanding of tectonics - and the planet itself ⬇

🖥️ Sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiling, bathymetry, magnetometers... turning all that raw data into usable seafloor maps takes specialised software. And the companies behind these tools are an important part of the wider ocean mapping ecosystem.

🇨🇦 Seabed 2030 at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2026 #Seabed2030 was pleased to be represented at the recent CHC2026 - Canada’s leading hydrographic event, bringing together experts from across the hydrography and ocean mapping community. 🌊

We're delighted to welcome #ChesapeakeTechnology, Inc - a provider of ocean geophysical and seafloor mapping solutions - to Seabed 2030's growing partner network. 🤝 Through this collaboration, we will explore opportunities to support the efficient processing and integration of geophysical data.

Did you know #Earth's largest habitat is not on land? It's hidden beneath kilometres of ocean. Swipe to learn more about abyssal plains 👇

👀 Can you identify this stretch of ocean? HINT: It's one of the most widely known regions of the ocean - often associated in popular culture with unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft.  The answer? It's the #BermudaTriangle.

The ocean floor is one of the most dramatic landscapes on #Earth, yet few of us will ever see it directly. 🎨 That’s where art can play a role.  Working from sonar data and satellite imagery, artists are interpreting underwater terrain through sculpture and installation.