Articles
Scientific American
Feb. 25, 2021
CCOM Research Professor Jen Miksis-Olds weighs in on innovative ways to reduce noise in the ocean soundscape.
Union Leader
Feb. 17, 2021
CCOM research assistant professor Jenn Dijkstra and other UNH scientists are investigating the way species of fish and plants are affected by changing ocean temperatures.
Union Leader
Feb. 14, 2021
CCOM research professor Jen Miksis-Olds is studying how changing ocean soundscapes affect wildlife and is looking for solutions.
Foster's Daily Democrat
Feb. 8, 2021
CCOM research professor Jen Miksis-Olds is studying how changing ocean soundscapes affect wildlife and is looking for solutions.
UNH Today
Feb. 4, 2021
CCOM research professor Jen Miksis-Olds has joined an international team that's exploring possible solutions to reduce that noise and return the soundtrack of the healthy ocean.
UNH Today
Jan. 19, 2021
CCOM scientists win international competition for virtual ocean robotics.
Wired
Jan. 18, 2021
The robo-vessel will map the ocean floor, and its solar-powered sensors will sample fish DNA and collect climate data.
TechCrunch
Jan. 11, 2021
Saildrone’s newest robotic ocean explorer is operated by CCOM at UNH.
Dying Coral Reefs Could Be Saved by Seaweed-Eating CRABS that Devour Overgrown Vegetation Threatening the Reefs, Researchers Found
Daily Mail
Dec. 10, 2020
An Ecosphere article by Dr. Jenn Dijkstra is referenced in this story on the effects of climate change on ocean habitats.
UNH Today
Dec. 2, 2020
JHC co-director Andy Armstrong has been awarded a Dept. of Commerce Gold Medal by NOAA for his contributions to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf.
Union Leader
Nov. 30, 2020
Larry Mayer, one of three UNH faculty members being recognized for their body of work, has been chosen as an AGU fellow.
Foster's Daily Democrat
Nov. 27, 2020
Larry Mayer, one of three UNH faculty members being recognized for their body of work, has been chosen as an AGU fellow.
UNH Today
Nov. 19, 2020
CCOM Director Larry Mayer as been named as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. The AGU Fellows are global leaders and experts who have made invaluable contributions the understanding of geosciences.
New York Times
Nov. 11, 2020
An article on using acoustics to monitor the health of ocean ecosystems cites a 2018 article in Acoustics Today by Jennifer Miksis-Olds, "Exploring the Ocean Through Soundscapes."
Directions Magazine
Nov. 9, 2020
New bathymetric and oceanographic data collected by an international team of ocean scientists provide important insights into the processes that are controlling the rapid loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet over the last four decades.
NOAA’ Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute chooses DriX USV to Help Build the Next Generation Ocean Exploration System
Africa Surveyors News
Nov. 6, 2020
The Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), funded by NOAA OER, has signed a purchase contract to acquire a DriX USV from iXblue. The DriX will be operated by CCOM and is expected to be put to sea by mid-2021.
Naval News
Nov. 5, 2020
NOAA's Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute recently signed a contract with iXblue to acquire a DriX USV, along with a novel custom-designed Universal Deployment System able to launch and recover the USV as well as other AUVs. The DriX is operated by CCOM.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Oct. 20, 2020
Sea-Kit Maxlimer completed a three-week mapping expedition on the European continental shelf in support of Seabed 2030.
NOAA Research News
Oct. 6, 2020
The NOAA OER has released the NOAA OER Deepwater Exploration Mapping Procedures Manual to describe the office’s approach to deepwater ocean exploration acoustic mapping.
Hydro International
Sep. 15, 2020
Scientists from CCOM and around the globe have published the most detailed map to date of the Arctic Ocean seafloor.
UNH Today
Sep. 1, 2020
Scientists reveal most detailed map of Arctic Ocean seafloor to date.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Aug. 28, 2020
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey awarded a 5-year cooperative agreement to UNH for the continuation of the Joint Hydrographic Center.
UNH Today
Aug. 28, 2020
UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping has received a $38.5 million grant over five years from NOAA to continue the work of the Joint Hydrographic Center.
Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster Press Release
Aug. 28, 2020
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the award of a $38.5 million grant over five years from the NOAA to UNH to continue operations at the Joint Hydrographic Center.
Foster's Daily Democrat
Aug. 27, 2020
Jeanne Shaheen announces that the Center has been awarded a five-year NOAA grant.