Now, with the recent release of a giga-pixel (1.4 billion pixel) bathymetric map of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor scientists are able to interpret one of the largest coherent 3-D seismic images in ...

And at least one organization, the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, is advocating for a $3 billion project to completely map the seabed, a job they say they can complete by 2030.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has combined 117 of its highest quality seafloor horizons to develop a 1.4-billion-pixel bathymetry map of the US Gulf of Mexico seafloor.

While the federal government is now working on changing the maps, News 6 plans to follow the direction of the Associated Press, which is keeping the Gulf of Mexico as is, for now. Here's why ...

This is the northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater bathymetry grid, created with 3D seismic surveys. It incorporates 1.4 billion 40-by-40 ft cells. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management map ...

In Google Maps in the United States, the sea is designated as the Sea of Japan (East Sea). A similar naming procedure is set to be used for the Gulf of Mexico in regions outside the United States.

The Gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles ‒ more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and ...

Mud volcanoes and an “ultra-deepwater” river are among the surprises scientists found while building a high-resolution 3D map of the northern Gulf of Mexico.