A Global Mission

The Ocean Census is a global mission to discover, document and share the diversity of life in our ocean — before it’s lost.

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Participant

These are collaborative research missions where scientists from the Ocean Census Science Network are supported to join partner expeditions and conduct biodiversity research to contribute to the Ocean Census.

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Marshall Islands

The Ocean Census is joining the Ocean Exploration Trust on it's Marshall Islands Expedition to explore biodiverse deep-sea habitats.

24/07/25

Mariana Islands

The Ocean Census joined the Ocean Exploration Trust on it's Mariana Islands Expedition to explore one of the most tectonically and volcanically dynamic locations on the planet.

07/05/25

Antarctica

The Ocean Census is joining the Schmidt Ocean Institute on its ‘Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface’ expedition.

10/01/25

Nazca Ridge

The Ocean Census joined the Schmidt Ocean Institute on its ‘High Seas and Seamounts of the Nazca Ridge’ expedition.

08/07/24

Philippine Sea

The Ocean Census Philippine Sea was a Participant Expedition that aimed to explore the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Minami-Daito Jima Island areas in the north western Pacific.

27/04/24
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