Steve Hall FIMarEST
@saltwatersteve.bsky.social
Ocean science, technology & policy consultancy. Supporting global seabed mapping, awareness of sea level rise & UN Ocean Decade. Fellow IMarEST, MTS & SUT; CMarSci.
Licensed/insured drone operator. Tricyclist.
Quaker roots :)
Licensed/insured drone operator. Tricyclist.
Quaker roots :)
Sharing knowledge about @seabed2030.bsky.social & #GEBCO at 1st Conference of the Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme hosted at #INCOIS Hyderabad. Learning lots - & messaging that good #bathymetry is essential for tsunami prediction.
#hydrospatial #oceandecade
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#hydrospatial #oceandecade
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Sharing knowledge about @seabed2030.bsky.social & #GEBCO at 1st Conference of the Ocean Decade Tsunami Programme hosted at #INCOIS Hyderabad. Learning lots - & messaging that good #bathymetry is essential for tsunami prediction.
#hydrospatial #oceandecade
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#hydrospatial #oceandecade
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Excellent presentation from representatives of the next generation at the Ocean Decade Forum in Nice today - a powerful message of our need to work to deliver clean sustainable ocean and seas.
Left many of the audience damp-eyed afterwards ;) 🌊
@heirstoourocean.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
Left many of the audience damp-eyed afterwards ;) 🌊
@heirstoourocean.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
June 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Excellent presentation from representatives of the next generation at the Ocean Decade Forum in Nice today - a powerful message of our need to work to deliver clean sustainable ocean and seas.
Left many of the audience damp-eyed afterwards ;) 🌊
@heirstoourocean.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
Left many of the audience damp-eyed afterwards ;) 🌊
@heirstoourocean.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
Good opening words from Vidar Helgesen at the Ocean Decade Forum in Nice - “at a bad time for multilateralism we are still making good progress we the ocean” - he also said however that much needs to be done to deliver SDG14 by 2030.
🌊 #oceandecade
🌊 #oceandecade
June 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Good opening words from Vidar Helgesen at the Ocean Decade Forum in Nice - “at a bad time for multilateralism we are still making good progress we the ocean” - he also said however that much needs to be done to deliver SDG14 by 2030.
🌊 #oceandecade
🌊 #oceandecade
Walking in the Elan Valley earlier this week - water levels looking very low in the reservoirs, a mix of lack of rainfall, and planned engineering work.
The UK really does need to build more water storage infrastructure as rainfall patterns change and the whole place warms up.
The UK really does need to build more water storage infrastructure as rainfall patterns change and the whole place warms up.
May 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Walking in the Elan Valley earlier this week - water levels looking very low in the reservoirs, a mix of lack of rainfall, and planned engineering work.
The UK really does need to build more water storage infrastructure as rainfall patterns change and the whole place warms up.
The UK really does need to build more water storage infrastructure as rainfall patterns change and the whole place warms up.
Taking time lapses last night with my @omsystem.bsky.social camera and noticed in one frame at 00.02.53 UTC there’s a nice bright meteor heading west. A rare clear night!
(One for you Edward
@edwardcooperb16.bsky.social )
(One for you Edward
@edwardcooperb16.bsky.social )
May 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Taking time lapses last night with my @omsystem.bsky.social camera and noticed in one frame at 00.02.53 UTC there’s a nice bright meteor heading west. A rare clear night!
(One for you Edward
@edwardcooperb16.bsky.social )
(One for you Edward
@edwardcooperb16.bsky.social )
Used one of my (licensed & insured) drones to photograph the lighting of the VE Day 80th beacon at Neath Castle this evening. #lestweforget
May 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Used one of my (licensed & insured) drones to photograph the lighting of the VE Day 80th beacon at Neath Castle this evening. #lestweforget
Attending #ChangeNOW2025 on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social as a guest of the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social
Opening speeches by Laurent Fabius, Mary Robinson & Ana Toni encourage audience not to lose hope, & know that science-based solutions can solve pressing global challenges.
Opening speeches by Laurent Fabius, Mary Robinson & Ana Toni encourage audience not to lose hope, & know that science-based solutions can solve pressing global challenges.
April 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Attending #ChangeNOW2025 on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social as a guest of the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social
Opening speeches by Laurent Fabius, Mary Robinson & Ana Toni encourage audience not to lose hope, & know that science-based solutions can solve pressing global challenges.
Opening speeches by Laurent Fabius, Mary Robinson & Ana Toni encourage audience not to lose hope, & know that science-based solutions can solve pressing global challenges.
I enjoyed a really good Ocean Business week in Southampton - full of people, technology and hope - good to see the ships and robots too :)
April 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I enjoyed a really good Ocean Business week in Southampton - full of people, technology and hope - good to see the ships and robots too :)
A must-read for anyone interested in deep-ocean mapping.. Got my copy of the latest book by @deepseadawn.bsky.social - looking forward to reading it - Dawn is an inspirational human being & great ambassador for our #hydrospatial community.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A must-read for anyone interested in deep-ocean mapping.. Got my copy of the latest book by @deepseadawn.bsky.social - looking forward to reading it - Dawn is an inspirational human being & great ambassador for our #hydrospatial community.
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Research Roundtable at the BBNJ Symposium 2025 Singapore being moderated by Murray Roberts - good panel.
February 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Research Roundtable at the BBNJ Symposium 2025 Singapore being moderated by Murray Roberts - good panel.
After a couple of weeks offline while on vacation in New Zealand I’m attending the BBNJ Symposium 2025 in Singapore on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social - good to see progress towards ratification and recognition of why better seabed maps matter. UNCLOS father Professor Tommy Koh speaking too!
February 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
After a couple of weeks offline while on vacation in New Zealand I’m attending the BBNJ Symposium 2025 in Singapore on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social - good to see progress towards ratification and recognition of why better seabed maps matter. UNCLOS father Professor Tommy Koh speaking too!
Spectacular natural coralligenous seabed structures in c.130m waters north of Corsica in presentation by Julie Deter of Andromède Océanologie shown at Exail Maritime Users conference Amsterdam today - I’ve never seen structures like them before.
@seabed2030.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
@seabed2030.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Spectacular natural coralligenous seabed structures in c.130m waters north of Corsica in presentation by Julie Deter of Andromède Océanologie shown at Exail Maritime Users conference Amsterdam today - I’ve never seen structures like them before.
@seabed2030.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
@seabed2030.bsky.social
#hydrospatial
Visiting the Netherlands to speak at the Exail Maritime User conference on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social on Tuesday - particularly on what better maps of the ocean floor deliver value to our society - thanks to @nlai.bsky.social for the use case studies.
#hydrospatial 🌊
#hydrospatial 🌊
January 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Visiting the Netherlands to speak at the Exail Maritime User conference on behalf of @seabed2030.bsky.social on Tuesday - particularly on what better maps of the ocean floor deliver value to our society - thanks to @nlai.bsky.social for the use case studies.
#hydrospatial 🌊
#hydrospatial 🌊
And here’s another fake one:
January 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And here’s another fake one:
Yet another completely fake account pretending to be me - I really hope @bsky.app can do something to let us stop identity theft on this platform, happening too often..
January 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yet another completely fake account pretending to be me - I really hope @bsky.app can do something to let us stop identity theft on this platform, happening too often..
Walking home through the mist along the edge of the Afon Nedd & Neath Canal. iPhone camera picked up the silhouette of another ahead of me.
Cue spooky music ;)
#nightscapes
Cue spooky music ;)
#nightscapes
January 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Walking home through the mist along the edge of the Afon Nedd & Neath Canal. iPhone camera picked up the silhouette of another ahead of me.
Cue spooky music ;)
#nightscapes
Cue spooky music ;)
#nightscapes
Lovely afternoon in the Bannau Brycheiniog today - visited a couple of new businesses doing their part to grow a sustainable economy here, good to see young people taking the risk.
If you’re a gin fan give cascavegin.co.uk a try - aged in the limestone caves at Dan yr Ogof.
If you’re a gin fan give cascavegin.co.uk a try - aged in the limestone caves at Dan yr Ogof.
January 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Lovely afternoon in the Bannau Brycheiniog today - visited a couple of new businesses doing their part to grow a sustainable economy here, good to see young people taking the risk.
If you’re a gin fan give cascavegin.co.uk a try - aged in the limestone caves at Dan yr Ogof.
If you’re a gin fan give cascavegin.co.uk a try - aged in the limestone caves at Dan yr Ogof.
Photos from field trip to Greenland in ‘22, with @johnenglander.bsky.social & the Rising Seas Institute. Beautiful country. Proud people, rich culture.
But Greenland is not for sale, & it’s shocking that the incoming president of a NATO ally would suggest annexation - that’s what Putin does!
But Greenland is not for sale, & it’s shocking that the incoming president of a NATO ally would suggest annexation - that’s what Putin does!
January 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Photos from field trip to Greenland in ‘22, with @johnenglander.bsky.social & the Rising Seas Institute. Beautiful country. Proud people, rich culture.
But Greenland is not for sale, & it’s shocking that the incoming president of a NATO ally would suggest annexation - that’s what Putin does!
But Greenland is not for sale, & it’s shocking that the incoming president of a NATO ally would suggest annexation - that’s what Putin does!
Happy New Year - enjoying the first sunshine for a while with a day out on the Talyllyn Steam
railway with my son & his wife. Worth a visit - a good example of former industrial infrastructure finding a new life in tourism & leisure, providing employment and training opportunities.
railway with my son & his wife. Worth a visit - a good example of former industrial infrastructure finding a new life in tourism & leisure, providing employment and training opportunities.
January 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy New Year - enjoying the first sunshine for a while with a day out on the Talyllyn Steam
railway with my son & his wife. Worth a visit - a good example of former industrial infrastructure finding a new life in tourism & leisure, providing employment and training opportunities.
railway with my son & his wife. Worth a visit - a good example of former industrial infrastructure finding a new life in tourism & leisure, providing employment and training opportunities.
Misty but beautiful down at Caswell bay this Boxing Day morning - blessed to live near enough to the ocean that we get plenty of #vitaminsea
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Misty but beautiful down at Caswell bay this Boxing Day morning - blessed to live near enough to the ocean that we get plenty of #vitaminsea
Hard to believe how the time has flown by but 20 years since the awful day of the Indian Ocean tsunami - thankful for improvements to warning systems made since then, thanks to UNESCO IOC and partners
December 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Hard to believe how the time has flown by but 20 years since the awful day of the Indian Ocean tsunami - thankful for improvements to warning systems made since then, thanks to UNESCO IOC and partners
For friends who use weather underground, thanks to ‘Santa’ I now have my own PWS, happily uploading data as station INEATH25 - you too can see Tonna’s weather now :)
December 26, 2024 at 9:50 AM
For friends who use weather underground, thanks to ‘Santa’ I now have my own PWS, happily uploading data as station INEATH25 - you too can see Tonna’s weather now :)
Took this picture of the waning gibbous Moon in the sky as I went to bed tonight - first clear night in a while.
December 19, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Took this picture of the waning gibbous Moon in the sky as I went to bed tonight - first clear night in a while.
This memory from July 2012 popped up on my iPhone - group photo I took of staff who had sailed on the old RRS Discovery to celebrate her 50th Anniversary. Lots of faces from my career in there - happy memories. Venue is @noc.ac.uk
🌊#oceanography
🌊#oceanography
December 19, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This memory from July 2012 popped up on my iPhone - group photo I took of staff who had sailed on the old RRS Discovery to celebrate her 50th Anniversary. Lots of faces from my career in there - happy memories. Venue is @noc.ac.uk
🌊#oceanography
🌊#oceanography
From Dublin this morning, to London this evening - a day of contributing to our much-needed conversation about the global ocean - as Jo Ruxton of Ocean Generation said tonight ‘be an imperfect environmentalist’ - even just making small changes can make a difference.
November 28, 2024 at 6:55 PM
From Dublin this morning, to London this evening - a day of contributing to our much-needed conversation about the global ocean - as Jo Ruxton of Ocean Generation said tonight ‘be an imperfect environmentalist’ - even just making small changes can make a difference.