Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping / NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center
Could microplastics impact the ocean's carbon storage?
UNH researchers have received an NSF grant to study the impacts of microplastics on the ocean's microbial food web. Read More
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04/07/25Mapping the Deep
In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers. The U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical... -
04/02/25CCOM’s Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame
CCOM's Brian Calder has been elected to the Hydrographer Hall of Fame for his remarkable contributions to seafloor mapping technologies. -
03/20/25Olson Center Welcomes Klein Sonar Innovation Lab
Klein Marine Systems, a global leader in sonar technology based in Salem, New Hampshire, recently dedicated the Klein Sonar Innovation Lab at UNH’s... -
11/27/24Biden Appoints Larry Mayer to Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Larry Mayer, director of UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, has been appointed chairperson of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
Recent Stories
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04/06/16 - At SeaPerch, Last-Minute Fixes Are Opportunities To LearnOn April 2, the sixth annual Seacoast SeaPerch Regional Competition was held at UNH’s Swazey Pool. Read More -
12/21/15 - California Dreamin'The UNH booth, hosted here by Tara Hicks Johnson, outreach specialist at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, was a popular destination for would-be graduate students and... Read More -
11/18/14 - Research professor, paleoceanographer...Hollywood collaborator?James Gardner of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the Joint Hydrographic Center added an unusual credential to his CV this summer when he signed over rights to... Read More -
09/03/14 - There’s a Mount on the Bottom of the SeaWhere on Earth could a 3,000-foot mountain hide? On the bottom of the sea – an area about which we know less than the surface of the Moon. That’s where UNH scientists on a... Read More -
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09/20/12 - Notes from the Top of the WorldNotes from on top of the world: A team of UNH researchers leads an expedition to map the Arctic Ocean seafloor aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy. A team of researchers... Read More -
08/30/12 - UNH Researcher Aids in Discovery of Shipwrecked Antarctic Explorer Terra NovaA University of New Hampshire researcher contracted to test sonar systems on a research ship helped discover the wreck of the ship that took Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic. Read More -
03/08/12 - Final FrontierLarry Mayer and his team of ocean-mapping researchers are unlocking the mysteries hidden by the world's oceans. Read More -
02/06/12 - UNH Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana TrenchMap view of bathymetry of southern Mariana Trench Challenger Deep area. Arrow points to circle that identifies the location of the deepest sounding in the trench (10,994 meters... Read More