Seabed 2030 Project
Multiple DISCOVERY Vessels
Newport, Rhode Island
June 20, 2023
Purpose of Research
In 2017, The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO founded the Seabed 2030 Project to coordinate and oversee the sourcing and compilation of bathymetric data through its five data centers into the freely-available GEBCO Grid to produce a definitive map of the world ocean floor.
Program Overview
The International SeaKeepers Society is partnered with Seabed 2030 Project to crowdsource data collection using data loggers attached to privately owned vessels that can traverse areas of the ocean that have not been mapped in this way. These simple data recording devices connect directly to a vessel's navigational instruments to record route and depth on any given voyage. We attended the Newport Charter Show in June 2023 to promote the Seabed 2030 Project. The vessels: Freedom; Magnum Ride; Vanishing Point; Lexington are now part of the DISCOVERY Yacht Program and supporting Seabed 2030.
Duration of Project
Ongoing since June 2023
Application
Only 25% of the ocean floor has been mapped to date. Mapping the seafloor can help us learn what resources are available on our planet and identify changes in currents that can indicate climate change. By understanding the shape of our ocean floor, we gain knowledge of geophysical drivers of ocean behavior.
Locations
Freedom (Fort Lauderdale, Florida); Magnum Ride (Newport, Rhode Island); Vanishing Point (New York, New York); Lexington (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Partner Sites
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