Episode 26 - "If you want to go somewhere, you need a map" - Dr Boris Dorschel & the work of the Seabed 2030 Southern Ocean Regional Center

Seabed 2030 is a joint project of the Nippon Foundation, International Hydrographic Organisation and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, to accelerate completion of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean.

In the October 2026 episode, Seabed 2030 Head of Partnerships Stephen Hall speaks to Dr Boris Dorschel, head of the Seabed 2030 Southern Ocean Regional Center. 

Boris speaks about the work of the Center, the challenges of bathymetric mapping in icy waters, how the international Southern Ocean research community work particularly closely together to share data and discoveries, and about some of the new discoveries made mapping this remote area of seabed. 

Find out more about the Southern Ocean Regional Center at https://seabed2030.org/southern-ocean/ and you can contact Dr Dorschel directly here. 

You can view the digital bathymetric model (DBM) of IBCSO Version 2 at 500m x 500m resolution based on a polar stereographic projection for the area south of 50°S at https://ibcso.org/ibsco-v2/

Find out more about Seabed 2030 at www.seabed2030.org, contact Stephen Hall if you'd like to feature on a future episode or with questions and feedback here. 

With thanks to Emily Keep (nee Boddy) for music. 

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