

Flagship
These are the central, large-scale research missions of the Ocean Census Alliance, aimed at exploring and documenting marine biodiversity in the least studied and most remote areas of the ocean.

JAMSTEC Shinkai
The JAMSTEC Shinkai expedition is a 20-day research mission in collaboration with Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
23/05/25
South Sandwich Islands
The Ocean Census South Sandwich Islands Expedition is a 34-day long expedition in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
20/02/25
Arctic Deep
The Ocean Census Arctic Deep Expedition was a 22-day long expedition in collaboration with UiT & REV Ocean.
03/05/24
Bounty Trough
The Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research cruise was a 21-day expedition and workshop exploring one of the most remote parts of the deep ocean.
08/02/24
Macaronesia
The Macaronesia Tenerife Submersible and Diver Expedition was a 21-day expedition in collaboration with Pisces VI submersible.
27/11/23Join the census
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