State-of-the-art mobile shipping container laboratories to play a central role in an ambitious mission to document ocean life

From surprising underwater encounters, to individuals and teams working hard behind the scenes, share your favourite moments from the past year.

Ocean Census scientists, Professor Alex Rogers and Denise Swanborn, and colleagues on the AKMA3 oceanographic expedition, have discovered a rare find; the second ever mud volcano within Norwegian waters, the Borealis Mud Volcano.

Ocean Census launched on 27 April as the largest programme in history to discover life in our ocean. The ambitious target? Finding at least 100,000 new marine species in the first decade. 

Scientific paper from contributors led by Professor Alex Rogers outlines strategy underpinning Ocean Census

More than 150 ocean advocates came together for the launch of Ocean Census at the Royal Institution, London on 27 April 2023