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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We are an Alliance of scientists, governments, marine research institutes, museums, philanthropy, technology, media and civil society partners.

Partner

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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Johnston Atoll, Pacific

Ocean Census joined forces with the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) for a 27-day expedition to survey deep-sea biodiversity on the ancient seamounts surrounding Johnston Atoll.

02/08/23

Barents Sea, Arctic

The Barents Sea expedition took place in and around the deep and cold waters of the Arctic and was led by The Arctic University of Norway.

29/04/23
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