In November 2024, 90 participants from 27 countries gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for Seabed 2030’s 6th Pacific Ocean Mapping Meeting. The event aimed to exchange knowledge, skills, and ideas, showcase regional seabed mapping efforts, foster collaboration, and accelerate progress towards creating a comprehensive, open-access global seabed map by the end of the decade.

Inspiring keynote addresses from The Nippon Foundation, IHO, IOC-UNESCO, and the Fijian government, alongside an introduction by the Chair of the GEBCO Guiding Committee, set the tone for a dynamic and productive gathering. 

Read more at Seabed 2030.