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JAMSTEC Shinkai

The Ocean Census JAMSTEC-Shinkai expedition was a 20-day research mission that brought together Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census, with the key aim of exploring a range of deep-sea ecosystems within the Japanese EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) for new species of marine life.

23/05/25

South Sandwich Islands

The Ocean Census South Sandwich Islands Expedition was a 34-day long expedition in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute. The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, are two of the most remote island chains on Earth. Their seamounts, hydrothermal vents, and deep-sea trenches are home to exceptionally high levels of endemism, supporting species found nowhere else in the world.

20/02/25

Arctic Deep

The Ocean Census Arctic Deep Expedition was a 22-day long expedition in collaboration with UiT & REV Ocean. The Arctic deep ocean is an expansive, deep, and cold environment where biodiverse habitats lie teeming with myriad species and ecosystems, many of which remain undiscovered or under-studied by science.

03/05/24

Bounty Trough

The Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research cruise was a 21-day expedition led by Earth Sciences New Zealand, and workshop investigating the unexplored Bounty Trough ocean system off the coast of New Zealand's South Island. Departing from Wellington, New Zealand onboard R/V. Tangaroa, the ambition was to sample down to an incredible 5,000 metres.

08/02/24

Macaronesia

The Macaronesia Tenerife Submersible and Diver Expedition was a 21-day expedition in collaboration with Pisces VI submersible. The Canary Islands is an active volcanic archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion in the Atlantic Ocean. Their location provides the archipelago with peculiar geomorphological, oceanographic, and climatological characteristics that make it a rich location exploding with marine life.

27/11/23