Seabed 2030 Vessels - December 2024
DISCOVERY Yachts Eldamar, Date Night, Far From It, Package Deal, ZeXplorer, Éalú, Norma Jean, & Dare to Dream
Falmouth, Antigua
December, 2024
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 a Trusted Node for the International Hydrographic Organization in the 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. This month we welcomed several vessels in many ocean basins including vessels Eldamar, Date Night, Far From It, Package Deal, ZeXplorer, Éalú, Norma Jean, and Dare to Dream.
Duration of Project
Ongoing since December 2024
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
Antigua & Fort Lauderdale, FL
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