February 2025

CMMI and SMMI organise two scientific events in Larnaka

The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) together with the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) and the University of Southampton co-organised on the 21st and 22nd January 2025, for the second consecutive year, a two-day training course in Larnaka on ‘Seafloor Exploration and Characterisation for Infrastructure, Heritage and Marine Planning’. The course was open to both specialists and non-specialists interested in the sustainable management of ocean resources and ecosystems and was conducted by experts of the field and distinguished professors and researchers of SMMI.  

This interdisciplinary course addressed the critical need for accurate seafloor data to support offshore infrastructure projects, protect underwater heritage, and guide sustainable marine spatial planning. Key topics included geology, geophysics, marine robotics, geotechnical engineering, and maritime archaeology. 

Participants had the chance to gain invaluable insights as far as data analysis methods and techniques are concerned though hands-on exercises and virtual reality applications that enriched the course with real offshore data and interactive seafloor mapping. 

With the completion of the training course, a public lecture endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) followed on the topic of ‘Reimagining subsea imaging: How robots uncover Earth’s inner space’, delivered by the distinguished Professor of Marine Autonomy at the University of Southampton, Blair Thornton.

The co-organisation of these two important scientific events by CMMI and SMMI showcase the excellent collaboration and important synergies that have been developed between the two Institutes, as well as the importance of knowledge transfer at local level. 

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