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Weird Era News
Jul. 29, 2022
Derek Sowers, expedition coordinator aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is quoted in an article about the discovery of evenly-spaced holes in the sediment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
New York Times
Jul. 28, 2022
Derek Sowers, expedition coordinator aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is quoted in an article about the discovery of evenly-spaced holes in the sediment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
‘The Holes Look Human Made’: Eerie Discovery On The Ocean Floor Leaves Scientists Scratching Their Heads
The Daily Caller
Jul. 28, 2022
Discoveries such as these mysterious holes can help scientists determine whether, and how, life can exist on other planets, Derek Sowers, an expedition coordinator aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
UNH Today
Jul. 27, 2022
Twelve CCOM scientists, students, and alumni are aboard the E/V Nautilus as part of a 23-day seafloor mapping expedition in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), the largest marine protected area under U.S. jurisdiction.
Science X Daily
Jun. 2, 2022
CCOM-supplied sensor helps MIT researchers study diminishing sea ice in the Arctic.
MIT News
Jun. 1, 2022
A high-frequency echosounder from CCOM is part of a distributed sensor network that may help identify the physical processes contributing to diminishing sea ice in Arctic—the Earth's fastest-warming region.
Hawai'i Public Radio
May. 26, 2022
As the OECI Technology Integration expedition wraps up testing of robotic vehicles for ocean exploration, Larry Mayer explains how uncrewed vessels can be more effective than traditional mapping methods.
WorkBoat
Apr. 20, 2022
CCOM, a member of the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), has taken delivery of an iXblue DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The autonomous solution will help expand the footprint and efficiency of the OECI’s ocean exploration operations. The USV was funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.
UNH Today
Apr. 20, 2022
CCOM Research Professor Jennifer Miksis-Olds comments on new UNH/Vineyard collaboration that will deploy underwater acoustic devices intended to record ambient ocean sounds and vocalizations from dolphins, whales and other mammals in the vicinity of Martha’s Vineyard.
Dark News
Apr. 17, 2022
CCOM, a member of the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), has taken delivery of an iXblue DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The autonomous solution will help expand the footprint and efficiency of the OECI’s ocean exploration operations. The USV was funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.
Directions Magazine
Apr. 14, 2022
The addition of the DriX USV to the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute's available mapping technology will further NOAA Ocean Exploration's mission.
Seatrec and Seabed 2030 Launch Project NEMO, the “Last Great Expedition” to Map Ocean’s Most Remote Spot
WebWire
Mar. 23, 2022
CCOM director Larry Mayer is heading up a new endeavor—Project NEMO. This effort, part of Seabed 2030, will use autonomous technology to map the ocean in one of the most remote locations on Earth.
Hydro International
Feb. 22, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
Yahoo!
Feb. 10, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
Benzinga
Feb. 10, 2022
CCOM has established a cooperative partnership with ThayerMahan, Inc. The focus of the partnership will be on using Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as an innovative approach to ocean mapping and hydrography.
National Geographic
Feb. 8, 2022
GEBCO director Rochelle Wigley and CCOM alum Scott Loranger are quoted in this article about the importance of acoustics in ocean mapping.
UNH Today
Jan. 7, 2022
CCOM professor John Hughes Clarke has been inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame class of 2021 for his "tremendous history of innovation in ocean mapping."
Ground Truth
Nov. 4, 2021
Larry Mayer and CCOM alum Rachel Medley, chief of NOAA's Expeditions and Exploration Division, talk about the importance of fully mapping the earth's oceans as soon as possible, and how autonomous technologies will make it possible.
Union Leader
Oct. 23, 2021
Larry Mayer describes the current conditions of the seabed and the state of the ice researchers encountered during a recent transit through the Northwest Passage aboard the USCGC Healy.
Kodiak Daily Mirror
Oct. 21, 2021
Ice too unstable for "ice liberty" during Healy's northwest passage transit.
The Seattle Times
Oct. 20, 2021
Larry Mayer comments on the ice conditions in this article about the USCGC Healy's transit through the Northwest Passage.
The Chhattisgarh
Sep. 30, 2021
The recent USCGC Healy transit through the Northwest Passage shows a marked decrease in ice cover in the Arctic.
Cision
Sep. 28, 2021
Fabien Cousteau headed to the Caribbean to complete a site map for the proposed underwater station Proteus. GEBCO alumni Tomer Ketter, Diego Billings, and Luisana Osorio were on hand to represent Map the Gaps and provide expertise in mapping the marine protected area around Curaçao.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey News & Updates
Sep. 27, 2021
NOAA office and CCOM master's student Patrick Debroisse chronicled the voyage of the USCGC Healy through the Northwest Passage.
Coast Survey Biweekly Newsletter
Sep. 15, 2021
AusSeabed (Australia), Coast Survey, and UNH CCOM have officially released QAX, a software package with the potential to improve the quality and reliability of mbes data.
