Mapping the Deep
UNH Today, Apr. 7, 2025
In its 25 years, CCOM and its sister NOAA partnership, the Joint Hydrographic Center (JHC), have become the world leader in both how we map the deep and who conducts that exploration.
CCOM’s Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame
UNH Today, Apr. 2, 2025
The Hydrographic Society of America has elected CCOM Associate Director Brian Calder to the 2025 Hydrographer Hall of Fame
What Lies Beneath
UNH Magazine, Mar. 12, 2025
A look at the work CCOM is doing to increase our knowledge and understanding of the world's seafloor.
Greenland Ice Cap is Now the Largest Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise — But Why?
Chronicle, WCVB, Feb. 21, 2025
Anthony Everett interviews Larry Mayer about the GEOEO24 expedition to Northern Greenland in the summer of 2024.
Healy Back in Seattle After Three-Phase Arctic Deployment
Maritime News, Dec. 14, 2024
USCGC Healy returned to Seattle after 73-days of supporting scientific research missions, search and rescue operations, and training exercises in the Arctic. CCOM grad students Andrew Niedbala and Kaan Cav were aboard during one of the three legs of the deployment.
Thousands of Previously Unknown Mountains and Hills Spotted in Best-Yet Seafloor Map
Science, Dec. 12, 2024
Larry Mayer comments on the most detailed global map of the sea floor yet, created with radar data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.
Turtles Map Seagrass Better than Satellites Can
Science, Nov. 26, 2024
Jenn Dijkstra comments on a new study that is using tagged sea turtles to map seagrass in the Red Sea.
Autonomous Boats Will be Exploring the Gulf of Maine
Granite Geek, Oct. 1, 2024
In October, NOAA,CCOM and additional partners from the federal government, academia and the private sector will test the simultaneous, remote operation of two DriX uncrewed surface vessels to map and explore in the Gulf of Maine.
Video: How Recent Discoveries Could Reshape the Ocean as We Know It
Deseret News, Sept. 10, 2024
Scientists mapped a new “seamount” along the Nazca Ridge in international waters as part of a project led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in collaboration with Ocean Census and the UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center.
Icebreaker Oden Makes Landmark Journey to Isolated Fjord in North Greenland
Hydro International, Sept. 10, 2024
The 2024 GEOEO North of Greenland Expedition, organized by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat aboard the I/B Oden, has made history as the first vessel to reach the remote Victoria Fjord in North Greenland.
New Seamount and Species Discovered in Nazca Ridge
Dive Magazine, Sep. 10, 2024
A team of CCOM hydrographers conducted high-resolution mapping of a seamount discovered during Schmidt Ocean Institute’s latest expedition to the Nazca Ridge, an underwater Pacific mountain chain located approximately 1450km (900 miles) off the coast of Chile.
Icebreaker Oden Makes History as the First Vessel to Reach Remote Fjord in North Greenland
Hellenic Shipping News, Aug. 30, 2024
The GEOEO24 Expedition has makes history as the I/B Oden becomes the first vessel to reach the remote Victoria Fjord in North Greenland.
Ocean World Exploration: A New Seamount And Previously Unknown Species Discovered
Astrobiology, Aug. 30, 2024
A team of oceanographers led by Schmidt Ocean Institute in partnership with CCOM have discovered and mapped a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge in international waters, 900 miles off the coast of Chile.
20 Possible New Species Discovered Around Underwater Mountain off Coast of Chile
KCENTV, Aug. 29, 2024
A team of oceanographers led by Schmidt Ocean Institute in partnership with CCOM have discovered and mapped a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge in international waters, 900 miles off the coast of Chile. The newly discovered underwater mountain is nearly two miles tall and supports a "thriving ecosystem" including some very rare species. As many as 20 suspected new species have been collected from the area.
Swedish Icebreaker Departs on Multi-National Seabed Mapping Expedition in North Greenland
Baird Maritime, Aug. 29, 2024
I/B Oden, operated by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, is conducting a research expedition as part of a broader campaign with the goal of crafting a complete map of the entire ocean floor by 2030.
UNH Researchers Part of First Scientific Expedition to Reach Remote Arctic in North Greenland
UNH Today, Aug. 26, 2024
CCOM researchers make history as part of a team aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden that is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy Victoria Fjord in North Greenland and collect data in this uncharted area.
Team of UNH Researchers Trek Through Arctic to Study Rising Sea Levels
WMUR, Aug. 26, 2024
CCOM researchers are joining forces with a team of global scientists to study rising sea levels in the Arctic.
One N.H.’s Professor’s Journey to the Top of the World
Boston Globe, Aug. 21, 2024
CCOM Director Larry Mayer is traveling on an icebreaker to a part of the Arctic no ship has been to before.
5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer
UNH Today, Aug. 8, 2024
Three researchers from UNH’s world-renowned Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping — director Larry Mayer, associate director Brian Calder, and affiliate assistant research professor Liz Weidner ’23G — are in northern Greenland on board the Swedish Icebreaker Oden. They’re mapping the seafloor of this unexplored region, contributing to our understanding of the melting Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on sea level rise.
Seabed 2030 Announces Latest Progress on World Hydrography Day
Ocean News & Technology, June 21, 2024
CCOM Affiliate Assistant Professor Derek Sowers is quoted in this Ocean News & Technology Magazine article about Seabed2030's latest seafloor mapping estimate that 26.1% of the seafloor has been mapped.
Remote Research
Spark, May 23, 2024
Ecological Eavesdropping
UNH Spark, May 23, 2024
How Nigerian Navy’s Hydrographic Capacity was Enhanced at CCOM-JHC New Hampshire
This Day Live, Mar. 25, 2024
Possible Amelia Earhart Clue Also Reveals Advances in Underwater Drones
Post and Courier, Jan. 29, 2024
CCOM Research Professor Anthony Lyons comments on the advancements in underwater drone technology that have led to a possible clue to the location of Amelia Earhart's lost plane.
Is This Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 26, 2024
CCOM director Larry Mayer has weighed in on the tech that Tony Romeo used in his expedition to find Amelia Earhart's lost plane, saying that it's what he would use.
Ocean Shot Research Grant: Commencement of Funding for Selected Projects
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Jan. 19, 2024
A CCOM project, "Next Generation Seafloor Mapping Tools," has been chosen as one of four projects to be funded by the Ocean Shot Research Grant—a program dedicated to advancing innovative studies for the better understanding and sustainable management of our oceans—from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation's Ocean Policy Research Institute.
Oceanic Cacophony
EOS, Dec. 21, 2023
Larry Mayer explains how multibeam sonar is used to cut through an ocean filled with noise—revolutionizing how the seafloor is viewed.
Continental Shelf Maps Could Add Egypt-Size Area to U.S. Territory
Science, Jan. 9, 2024
Larry Mayer comments on the results of a monumental undersea mapping effort that could add 1 million square kilometers of sea floor.
Mead Treadwell: Arctic Horizons Primer and Critical Questions on Extending U.S. Territory in Arctic Ocean
Must Read Alaska, Dec. 20, 2023
CCOM's participated in mapping in the Arctic to delineate our claim the extension of national sovereignty outside the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone.
International Superyacht Society Names Seabed 2030 Winner of Prestigious Award
SatNews, Nov. 1, 2023
Dr. Brian Calder of the Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire accepted the award on behalf of Seabed 2030.
Seabed 2030 Named Winner of Prestigious International Superyacht Society Award
ECO Magazine, Nov. 1, 2023
Dr. Brian Calder of the Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire accepted the award on behalf of Seabed 2030.
Seabed 2030 Named Winner of Prestigious International Superyacht Society Award
Seabed 2030 Press Release, Oct. 31, 2023
On behalf of Seabed 2030, CCOM Associate Director Brian Calder accepted the Excellence in Improving the Image of Yachting Award last week at the International Superyacht Society (ISS) Design and Leadership Awards Gala in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Cape Cod researcher studies how water quality, warming may affect seaweed, jellyfish
The Cape Cod Times, Oct. 5, 2023
Jenn Dijkstra collaborated with Nicole Corbett and other scientists to study how water quality, warming may affect seaweed and jellyfish in waters around Mashpee and Barnstable on Cape Cod.
NOAA Administrator Announces New Ocean Mapping Center of Excellence at UNH
UNH Today, Sept. 21, 2023
Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping expands partnership.
Navy launches board to help services leverage new science and tech
Defense News, Sept. 21, 2023
CCOM's Tara Hicks Johnson spoke with U.S. Navy Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti about the Robonation SeaPerch underwater remotely operated vehicle kit on display during the 26th International Student Robotic Submarine (RoboSub) competition on Aug. 2, 2023.
$20M facility planned to expand UNH's ocean mapping research
WMUR, Sept. 19, 2023
A new multimillion-dollar facility being built to expand the University of New Hampshire's ocean mapping research could bring up to 1,000 jobs to the Seacoast.
NOAA, UNH create Ocean Mapping Center
Granite Geek, Sept. 19, 2023
NOAA and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping.
NH Delegation Welcomes New Ocean Mapping Center at the University of New Hampshire
Senator Maggie Hassan Press Release, Sept. 19, 2023
NOAA and UNH are expanding a 24-year ocean mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping.
New Ocean Mapping Center Partnership
Marine Technology News, Sept. 19, 2023
NOAA and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping.
NH Delegation Welcomes New Ocean Mapping Center at the University of New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen Press Release, Sept. 19, 2023
NOAA and UNH are expanding a 24-year ocean mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping.
UNH, NOAA plan ocean mapping center at The Edge with housing, labs, retail, dining, more
Foster's, Sept. 19, 2023
The University of New Hampshire, with $20 million in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is set to build an ocean and lakes mapping center as part of a major mixed-use development.
Cool, cold, and a vision of the future: why NH researchers are studying the Arctic
NHPR, Sept. 8, 2023
CCOM director Larry Mayer weighs in on how the warming Arctic affects climate change and rising sea levels.
Scientists found a ‘golden egg’ deep in the sea near Alaska. But what is it?
Washington Post, Sept. 7, 2023
Expedition leader Sam Candio comments on the "golden egg" recently found by the ROV Deep Discoverer. The ROV was diving during the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's Seascape Alaska 5 expedition in the Gulf of Alaska.
Local marine scientists have unlocked the secret of why octopus lay their eggs on Davidson Seamount.
Monterey County Weekly, Aug. 24, 2023
According to a new research paper authored by CCOM Ph.D. candidate and others, water temperature is revealed to be the reason why octopuses select certain areas for nurseries.
Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'
OPB, Aug. 23, 2023
CCOM Ph.D. student Annie Hartwell was there when the first octopus nursery was observed in the waters off of Costa Rica about 10 years ago. Annie's fascination with these nurseries hasn't waned and now she's able to use her work with ocean robotics to further investigations of these phenomena.
Scientists solve mystery of why thousands of octopus migrate to deep-sea thermal springs
ScienceDaily, Aug. 23, 2023
Advanced technology offers new insight into the 'Octopus Garden' off Central California, the largest aggregation of octopus on Earth.
Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'
NPR, Aug. 23, 2023
CCOM Ph.D. student Annie Hartwell was there when the first octopus nursery was observed in the waters off of Costa Rica about 10 years ago. Annie's fascination with these nurseries hasn't waned and now she's able to use her work with ocean robotics to further investigations of these phenomena.
Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down to map deep and remote ocean
WJAR, Aug. 17, 2023
Shannon Hoy and Thomas Morrow, physical scientists with the Okeanos Explorer mapping team, talk about exploration in remote parts of the ocean off Alaska.
Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean
Courthouse News, Aug. 14, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
UNH and Exail Open New Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub: Education News
Seacoastonline, Aug. 1, 2023
UNH and Exail, a maritime autonomy and robotics company, celebrated the opening of the Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub on July 15. The partnership will bring Exail’s production of its USV DriX to UNH, enhancing collaboration between Exail and CCOM.
UNH and Exail Launch New Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
The New England Council Blog, Jul. 27, 2023
In collaboration with nautical technology firm, Exail, UNH will utilize a new maritime autonomy innovation center as an operating base for marine autonomous vessels.
Engineers map underwater marvel in the Pacific Ocean to stunning centimeter-scale
Interesting Engineering, Jul. 25, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
New Scan of Seafloor Is So Detailed, You Can See an Individual Crab
Yahoo! News, Jul. 24, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
Clearest-ever seafloor maps show deep-sea 'Grand Canyon' off US coast in stunning detail
LiveScience, Jul. 24, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
Grander Canyon: Stunning New Map Reveals Location of USA’s Little-Known Second Grand Canyon that Almost No One Has Seen
The Sun, Jul. 24, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
The Pacific's Deep-Sea "Grand Canyon" Has Been Mapped In Unbelievable Detail
IFL Science, Jul. 24, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
UNH and Exail Open New Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
Union Leader, Jul. 23, 2023
The University of New Hampshire and Exail, a French innovator in the field of maritime autonomy and robotics, have opened a new innovation hub.
Exail Opens Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
European Security & Defence, Jul. 20, 2023
Maritime autonomy specialist Exail has opened a new innovation hub at UNH that will engage in all aspects of marine autonomous operations to help meet the challenges of the growing blue economy.
Exail and UNH Open New Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
Maritime Executive, Jul. 19, 2023
Exail, a global innovator in the field of maritime autonomy, has opened a new innovation hub at UNH that will engage in all aspects of marine autonomous operations to help meet the challenges of the growing blue economy.
Exail, University of New Hampshire Partner to Open Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
Defence Connect, Jul. 19, 2023
Exail is set to use UNH's John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center to deliver operational benefits to civil and government customers in the United States.
Exail and UNH open new Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub
Directions Magazine, Jul. 18, 2023
Exail, a global innovator in the field of maritime autonomy, has opened a new innovation hub at UNH that will engage in all aspects of marine autonomous operations to help meet the challenges of the growing blue economy.
UNH and Exail Open Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub
UNH Today, Jul. 18, 2023
UNH and French company Exail, a global innovator in the field of maritime autonomy and robotics, celebrated the opening of the Maritime Autonomy Innovation Hub at UNH at an event Saturday, July 15. The partnership will bring Exail’s production of its USV DriX to UNH, enhancing collaboration between Exail and CCOM.
Research Reveals Processes that Sculpt Submarine Canyons
Phys Org, Jul. 13, 2023
Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, CCOM Ph.D. grad and former Affiliate Assistant Research Professor participated in an expedition to map the Monterey Canyon in the Pacific Ocean at centimeter-scale resolution.
U.S. Navy Sends Salvage Craft as Clock Ticks Down for Missing Titanic Submersible
Wall Street Journal, Jun. 22, 2023
CCOM director Larry Mayer is quoted in article about the missing Titan submersible.
Drones Take to the Waves: Saildrones Are Getting Data Where People Can’t
Ars Technica, Jun. 21, 2023
CCOM director Larry Mayer is quoted in this article about how uncrewed vessels, such as the Saildrone Surveyor, can go places that are inhospitable or even impossible for people, and operate more efficiently and less expensively than traditional survey vessels.
Group Chat
Oceanus, Jun. 14, 2023
How do robotic vessels communicate with one another while working as a team in the ocean?
New Mapping Efforts Seek to Expand Knowledge of Alaska’s Waters
Alaska Public Radio, May 22, 2023
Sam Candio is interviewed about the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's mapping expedition in the deep waters around Alaska this summer.
New Mapping Efforts Seek to Expand Knowledge of Alaska’s Waters
KINY Radio, May 22, 2023
Sam Candio is interviewed about the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's mapping expedition in the deep waters around Alaska this summer.
Sea Sounds Embroidered in Silk
Smithsonian, May 20, 2023
In 2018, textile artist Lindsay Olson went to sea with CCOM professor Jen Miksis-Olds to learn about ocean acoustics, leading to her artwork series titled “Sound in the Sea." Lindsay will be Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on World Ocean Day, June 8th, for an “Ask an Expert” event.
Soundscapes and Seascapes
UNH Today, Apr. 28, 2023
Grad student Grant Milne's research examines the use of passive acoustic monitoring and genetic testing to determine the connectivity of Gulf of Maine marine habitats.