Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping / NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center
Urban Coast Institute Honors Mayer
Larry Mayer, professor and director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the National Champion of the Ocean Award from the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) of Monmouth University in New Jersey. The award was established in 2005 to honor individuals who have undertaken actions and... Read More
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08/11/25UNH Researchers Help Find WWII Shipwrecks in Solomon Islands
Researchers from UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping helped find more than a dozen World War II shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands. -
04/22/25Could 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. -
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.
Recent Stories
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05/24/16 - A Hole in the Bottom of the SeaWhen Captain Andy Armstrong learned that a basin in the Gulf of Mexico would be named in his honor, he thought it was a mistake. Read More -
05/17/16 - Listening to the OceanAsking for time off on your first day at a new job can be awkward. New research professor Jennifer Miksis-Olds received the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for... Read More -
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