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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Sunken Warship Discovery
CCOM Director Larry Mayer discusses the discovery of the WWII Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki during the Iron Bottom Sound expedition aboard the E/V Nautilus. (Image courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust.)
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UNH Community Map Web Service
This project, funded by the Canadian Hydrographic Service, was developed at UNH under the leadership of CCOM's Christos Kastrisios. Learn how coastal communities can build a ‘community map’ with just one click!
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Nautilus and DriX - Back Together Again
CCOM is taking part in the E/V Nautilus' expedition to the Solomon Islands where they are exploring the WWII maritime archaeology of Guadalcanal in Iron Bottom Sound, and are using the DriX to make high resolutions maps of the battlefield seafloor. Photo courtesy of Exploration Trust.
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Quest for Queen Cleopatra's Lost Tomb Reveals a Sunken Ancient Harbor
CBS News, Sept. 23, 2025
“We Didn’t Know What It Was”: The Warship That Disappeared—Now Found by a Deep-Sea Robot After 83 Years
MSN, Sept. 12, 2025
UNH Researchers Help Find WWII Shipwrecks in Solomon Islands
UNH Today, Aug. 11, 2025
Expedition Reveals Thirteen Shipwrecks from WWII Battles off Guadalcanal
DVIDS, Aug. 7, 2025
Expedition Uncovers 13 Shipwrecks from WWII Battles off Guadalcanal
Greek Reporter, Aug. 6, 2025
13 WWII Shipwrecks Discovered Off Guadalcanal in Groundbreaking Nautilus Expedition
Indian Defense Review, Aug. 5, 2025
Measurements of the Angular Dependence of Acoustic Seafloor Scattering in Sandy Sites
Hare, J., Lyons, A.P., and Venegas, G.R., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 158, 2225–2237. 2025.
Perspectives From the South Pacific’s Papua New Guinea and Kiribati on Ocean Mapping’s Importance and How Collaborations Through Seabed 2030 Can Help Achieve Sustainable Ocean Management Goals
Kinney, J., Oliver, E.,Uriam, T., and Roperez, J., Marine Technology Society Journal, 59 (2), 34–39. 2025.
Bridging the Depths in Algeria: Advancing Hydrospatial Data for Sustainable Marine Management
Bellabad, F., Kinney, J., Khellaf, R., and Otmani, H., Marine Technology Society Journal, 59 (2), pp. 40–50. 2025.
HydrOffice: A Research-to-Operations Framework for Ocean Mapping
Masetti, G., Armstrong, A., Faulkes, T., and Wilson, M., News from the NOMEC Council, p. 6, Summer 2025,
Community-Based Ocean Exploration in the Pacific with E/V Nautilus: Partnerships, Innovations, and Highlights
Derek Sowers
Mapping Operations Manager
Ocean Exploration Trust
Friday, October 3, 2025, 3:10pm
Chase 105
Recent Results and Future Challenges for AUVs in Ocean Exploration
Dana R. Yoerger
Senior Scientist
Dept. of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Friday, September 26, 2025, 3:10pm
Chase 105
An Autonomous Air-Sea Mass Flux System for Offshore Platforms
Douglas Vandemark
Research Professor
Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory
UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:10pm
Chase 105