Seabed 2030 - Podcast 1 - Introducing Seabed 2030

In our first episode Head of Partnerships Steve Hall introduces Seabed 2030 with a summary of the history of mapping the ocean floor from earliest times to the present day. At 11m 12s Steve introduces this month's guest, David Millar of Fugro. David speaks about why Fugro, a major private sector seabed survey company, is supporting Seabed 2030 and at 20m 30s David also introduces the new UN Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group, at 29m 40s he speaks about encouraging the public to value ocean mapping, and at 35m 10s speaks on future developments for Fugro seabed mapping.
Find out more about Seabed 2030 at www.seabed2030.org
Find out more about GEBCO at https://www.gebco.net/
Contact Steve Hall at partnerships@seabed2030.org
Contact David Millar at DMillar@fugro.com
Want to be on a future podcast? Email Steve Hall
Please submit your questions to be answered in the next episode to Steve or to admin@seabed2030.org
Episode 2 goes live Monday 2nd October 2023

Revealing Hidden Depths - the Seabed 2030 Podcast
Find out more about our project at www.seabed2030.org
Brought to you by the Nippon Foundation and GEBCO

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Seabed 2030
• 11:10 Interview with David Millar, Fugro
• 20:32 David mentions IOC Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group
• 27:07 Mapping the vastness of the ocean floor
• 29:41 Encouraging public awareness of seabed mapping
• 35:09 Where next for Fugro?
• 38:40 End credits