{"id":1263,"date":"2026-02-02T22:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2026-02-02T22:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:38:37","slug":"putting-the-seafloor-on-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1263","title":{"rendered":"Putting the Seafloor on the Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f1b5325d176&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f1b5325d176\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1264\" style=\"width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-13-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-Aekeir-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get ready to learn why and how scientists build maps of the ocean floor!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, join us at <strong>Aekeir Brewing <\/strong>for the next <strong>Ocean on Tap<\/strong> talk in Wiscasset. <strong>Jesse Minor<\/strong> of the <strong>Maine Department of Marine Resources <\/strong>will share how seafloor data are collected and how habitat maps are made.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>. 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