British media: Global Underwater Map drawing is nearly a quarter

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

Intern Zeng Zheng

The 2022 UN Oceanic Conference opened in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal this week. According to BBC reports on June 29, at this conference, the latest information drawn by the global submarine map was announced. As of now, 23.4%of the global bottom of the world has been drawn, which is higher than the level a year ago.

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It is reported that the "Underwater 2030" international cooperation project has contributed to the global submarine map. According to reports, the project was jointly initiated by the non -profit "Ocean Facal Map" organization and the Japanese consortium of the non -profit "Oceanic Facilities". At that time, less than 10%of the world's underwater map was drawn.

On June 21, project researchers at the "Underwater 2030" said in an interview with Reuters that 19%of the global seabed maps have been drawn.

"We are trying to consolidate more forces to draw a complete global seabed topographic map." Said Jamie McMickel Felipus, the head of the "Underwater 2030" project.

The report pointed out that thanks to the open files of the government, relevant agencies and some companies and provided some data, researchers can avoid measurement of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of sea floor, and then get today's "nearly a quarter of the global seabed maps of the world's underwater map "".

It is understood that high -resolution maps on the bottom of the sea are critical to safe navigation, fishery management and protection of fishery resources.

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