INSPIRE’s Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)

Seeing is believing, and since the earliest days of oceanography, marine scientists have sought to accurately represent and understand the complex ecology of the seafloor. Interpreting data from grab samples and cores, scientists have attempted to tell a complete story of the largest ecosystem on earth. However, removed from context, these samples can misinform seafloor monitoring programs and underrepresent the complex dynamics of the seafloor