The Convex Seascape Survey is endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade.
Seascape News - 05/07/25
‘Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming’: explore how zooplankton lock away planet-warming carbon.
Report - 30/06/25
Reflections from the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice; the biggest ocean conference in history.
Report - 16/05/25
Our new key stage one teaching resource helps young learners to explore the connection between humans and the sea.
Report - 15/04/25
Year three annual report: discover the successes and challenges of the third project year.
Report - 04/04/25
Strong European bias in fishing gear data means the climate cost of global trawling is still uncertain.
CSS In The News
CSS in the News - 12/11/25
Algoa Bay’s living mud: we unlock the secrets of blue carbon beneath the South African waves.
CSS in the News - 10/11/25
The natural infrastructure crisis threatening global markets: Convex Seascape Survey scientists share their thoughts.
CSS in the News - 21/10/25
Cutting global emissions is “the only way” to safeguard marine life in continental shelf waters, a major source of the world’s seafood.
CSS in the News - 12/10/25
The Convex Seascape Survey is highly commended by InsuranceERM in the Climate Risk and Sustainability Awards 2025.
CSS in the News - 19/08/25
The BBC reports on our Antarctic fieldwork investigating the impact of a century of industrial whaling.
CSS in the News - 12/08/25
Our scientists go deep into Canada’s Saguenay Fjord to understand how different species living in seafloor mud affect carbon storage.
Media
Video - 21/11/25
Learn how we use environmental DNA to understand the history and composition of sediment deposits.
Video - 21/07/25
Our Chief Scientist, Professor Callum Roberts, speaks to the BBC about the potential risks of deep sea mining.
Podcast - 30/06/25
Our education partner, Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop, chats about bringing scientists’ work to life and inspiring young minds.
Video - 23/06/25
Learn how our scientists use environmental DNA and carbon dating techniques to understand seafloor carbon stores.
Video - 18/06/25
In this clip, The National visits the Convex Seascape Survey team at work in Exeter.
Video - 10/06/25
Live from the UN Ocean Conference, Professor Callum Roberts calls for a global ban on fishing and deep-sea mining in international waters.
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