A Global Mission

The mission of the Ocean Census is to accelerate the discovery of ocean life to advance fundamental science, empower conservation, and fuel innovation for the future of our planet.

Join the Census

The Ocean Census Alliance unites national and philanthropic marine institutes, museums, and universities, backed by governments, philanthropy, business and civil society partners.

Join us at Ocean Decade 2024

Don't miss our on-site Satellite Event at the Ocean Decade Conference 2024 taking place at 08:30 on Friday 12 April in Room 111-112.

26/03/24

Life onboard with NIWA Technician Caroline Chin

Learn more with Caroline Chin, a Marine Biology Technician at New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and part of the Ocean Census-Bounty Trough expedition team.

05/03/24

BOUNTY TROUGH – VOYAGE UPDATE #3

Read the final update from Voyage Co-Lead, Sadie Mills on the 21-day Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research cruise.

05/03/24

BOUNTY TROUGH – VOYAGE UPDATE #2

NIWA Voyage Co-Lead, Sadie Mills, shares an update on the Ocean Census-Bounty Trough research cruise.

20/02/24

Bounty Trough – Voyage Update #1

NIWA Voyage Co-Lead, Sadie Mills, shares an update on the first three days of the Ocean Census-Bounty Trough research cruise.

13/02/24

Read the Q&A with our Head of Expeditions, Joe Sharman

Five minutes with Joe Sharman, the marine acoustics specialist who has begun his journey with Ocean Census as Expedition Manager.

30/01/24

Season’s greetings from all of us at Ocean Census

Science Director Alex Rogers and Marcos González Porto of the Oceanographic Centre of Canary Islands mark the achievements of the past year.

22/12/23

Interview: Protecting The Angel Shark with Deep-Sea Knowledge

Héctor Toledo-Padilla explains how Ocean Census is providing crucial deep-sea data to support protection of this critically endangered species.

12/12/23

Interview: Supporting Climate Policies with Ocean Exploration

Young Researchers from La Laguna to join Ocean Census expedition in Tenerife.

08/12/23
Join the census

The Ocean Census Alliance unites national and philanthropic marine institutes, museums, and universities, backed by governments, philanthropy, business and civil society partners.