The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, located at the University of New Hampshire, is a national center of expertise in ocean mapping and hydrographic sciences.
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The Search for Amelia
In 2019, CCOM's ASV Team joined an Exploration Trust expedition aboard the E/V Nautilus to search for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan's lost plane. The NatGeo episode is now available to watch for free on YouTube.
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Search for a Lost WWII B-17 Ball Turret
Is a piece of World War II history resting on the bottom of Lake Massabesic in New Hampshire? CCOM's ASV Team used sonar and the Echoboat ASV to search for a ball gun turret jettisoned from a B-17 bomber during a training flight in 1945.
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2026 Field Season
Where are we going? Where have we been? Visit this year's Field Season Calendar to find out. (All expeditions are subject to change.)
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Mapping in Arctic Waters
In this video from Seabed 2030, CCOM researcher Kevin Jerram is one of the expedition members aboard the I/B Oden who gives us a glimpse of what it's like to map the ocean floor in Arctic waters.
Research
Education
Outreach
Global Experts Gather at UNH to Explore the Undersea Infrastructure Connecting the World
UNH News, October 15, 2026
Everyday Impacts of a Largely Unseen World: Why Mapping the Ocean Floor Matters More Than Ever
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, August 3, 2026
UNH Partnerships Strengthen NH’s Blue Economy
NH Business Review, July 31, 2026
Unexpected Discovery at the Bottom of the Sea: “Just Amazing…”
AS USA, July 28, 2026
UNH and Partners Celebrate Construction Milestone of Ocean Mapping Center of Excellence
UNH News, July 13, 2026
Recent Publications
Temporal Variability of High-Frequency Seafloor Scattering Strength at a Sandy Site in the Gulf of Maine
Hare, J., Cav, K., Lyons, A.P., JASA Express Lett. 6, 096004, 2026.
Verfied Directed Sampling: A New Paradigm for Mid-Water Exploration
Mayer, L.A., Schmidt, V., Yoerger, D., Govindarajan, A., Arsenault, R., Hayden, E., Yang, N., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 159, A23, 2026.
Unlocking A Fish Finder for Benthic Habitat Characterization
Scherer, Michael P. and Schmidt, Val, Oceanography, vol. 39(2), 18-22, 2026.
Uncertainty-Aware Visualization and Integration for Maritime Route Safety Assessment
Kastrisios, C., and Ware, C., Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 1–18, 2026.
Observations of Locally Generated Wind Waves Using a Novel Airborne Polarimeter
Göksu Duvarcı
Ph.D. Student
Ocean Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Friday, November 13, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
SPECIAL SEMINAR
The Future Ocean: Bridging Science and Law at the Frontiers of Ocean Governance
Presentation - Remarks - Panel Discussion
Biologging, Marine Scientific Research and UNCLOS Toward a Third Paradigm
Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson
Associate Professor
Ocean Sustainability, Governance and Management
World Maritime University–Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Sweden
Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:10 p.m.