Expeditions Archive
The Ocean Census expeditions are made possible through global partnerships with scientists, research institutions, governments, and funders.
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.
27/11/23
Comoros, Indian Ocean
The Ocean Census joins forces with its foundational partner, Nekton, on a 31-day expedition conducting rapid surface-to-depth biodiversity assessments to support marine spatial management. Other expedition partners include Kensington, the Government of Comoros, and R-POC partners (including WildTrust), alongside SAIAB.
15/10/25
Coral Sea, Australia
The Ocean Census joined forces with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for a 35-day expedition, on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, to investigate benthic marine life in the southern and eastern Coral Sea Marine Park
07/10/25
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
Tanzania
This Ocean Census participant expedition will see one scientist from the Ocean Census Science Network working alongside the FAO to explore the seabed of Tanzania and record the diversity of the benthic habitat and fishes found at mesophotic depths.
16/10/25
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.
27/04/24Join the census
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