For our 8th episode Seabed 2030 Head of Partnerships Steve Hall talks to colleague Shereen Sharma, Head of Seabed 2030 Engagement and Development, who is based in Perth, Australia.
Shereen talks about her career in private sector hydrographic survey before joining Seabed 2030, explains her role including her involvement in the challenging TESMaP hydrographic survey in the aftermath of the 2022 Hunga Tonga - Huna Ha'apai volcanic eruption, which included the use of Sea-Kit's Maxlimer USV controlled from the other side of the planet, and her work with Nippon Foundation GEBCO Alumni.
Find out more about Seabed 2030 at www.seabed2030.org & if you'd like to be featured on the podcast or have feedback, please contact producer Steve Hall.
Many thanks to Emily Boddy for podcast music & intro, background beach sounds recorded by Steve Hall at Aberavon Beach, South Wales.

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

For our 7th episode, March 2024, Seabed 2030 Head of Partnerships Steve Hall interviews acclaimed sailor Lisa Blair. On her yacht "Climate Action Now" Lisa has broken records including the solo, non-stop, and unassisted around Antarctica (2022); solo, non-stop and unassisted around Australia (2018); and in 2019 with co-skipper Jackie Parry becoming the first double-handed female team to finish in the history of the gruelling Sydney-Hobart race.
However Lisa is not only an ocean adventurer - citizen science is equally important as she carries a Seabed 2030 data logger so that she can contribute new bathymetric data obtained when sailing in places no survey ships have visited, as well as a comprehensive 'micro-lab at sea' in the forward sail locker that measures essential oceanographic parameters such as temperature and salinity. Lisa takes microplastic samples, and launches research instrumentation such as Argo floats as she travels the gobal ocean.
An inspiring human being with the motto "Just Do - Because the World is Changed by Doers" ..
By the time this episode goes live, Lisa is scheduled to be taking part in a record attempt between Sydney and New Zealand. Follow Lisa on Instagram at @lisablairsailstheworld and her website is at https://lisablairsailstheworld.com
We'll be back in April for episode 8. In the meantime we'll be present at the Economist World Ocean Summit, Lisbon and Oceanology International, London in mid-March with a session about Seabed 2030 in the Ocean Futures Theatre at Excel on 13th March from 1215-1315hrs.
Find out more abour Seabed 2030 at seabed2030.org, any questions, comments or requests to be featured contact producer Steve Hall.
Thanks to Emily Boddy for the music. Created on Garageband on a Mac.

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

For Seabed 2030 podcast episode 6, Head of Partnerships Steve Hall speaks to Dr Vicki Ferrini, Head of our Atlantic & Indian Ocean Center - a key person in the Seabed 2030 team.
Vicki talks about her research background, the life-changing experience of diving on board the famous submersible Alvin, and how mapping the ocean floor informs how we manage ocean space, understand the earth-ocean system better, and make better informed decisions. 
She also speaks about her passion for encouraging diversity and equality in ocean science, and about engaging with industry as we strive to fill-in the gaps of the global map of the seafloor. 

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