This article will immerse you in the deep water of bathymetry. It explains in detail what a bathymetric map is, what it shows, what methods we use to collect the...

The nearshore and offshore regions running from the shallow coastal shelf to the intertidal zone are dramatic, tempestuous and extremely complex environments that offer the potential to reliably provide vast...

France and Ifremer have long been involved in the discovery and study of deep-sea mineral resources and their associated ecosystems. With a rather unique position in the marine research landscape,...

The study of the underwater depth of ocean floors is called ‘bathymetry’. The term originally refers to the ocean’s depth relative to sea level. Bathymetry is the underwater equivalent to...

Timo C. Gaida from Delft University of Technology was recognised as the winner of the Multispectral Challenge at GeoHab 2018 for his research paper, 'A multispectral Bayesian method for improved...

What does ‘hydrography’ really mean? IHO defines hydrography as a description of the physical features of the ocean in support of different marine activities. A recent paper shows how hydrographical...

Norway is a maritime country with a very long coastline. It is also very much a polar nation, with 80% of its sea territory and 45% of its land mass...

International seabed sampling specialist Ocean Scientific International (OSIL) has shipped a uniquely modified version of the industry-standard multiple corer to Australia for use in a project in a remote location...

Jason has over 15 years of experience in the Environmental and Oceanographic industry including extensive experience in managerial roles in Australia and the Middle East, and a Masters specialising in...

In September 2017, NOAA’s Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Programme completed a multi-year ocean mapping project off the coast of Washington in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. This project grew out of a seafloor...