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Ocean Exploration Trust
Ocean Census and Ocean Exploration Trust are combining efforts to accelerate ocean exploration and new species discovery.
17/08/23
Diving Deep with Marine Ecologist Verity Nye
A catch up with Verity Nye, the marine ecologist who has begun her journey with Ocean Census as Science Coordinator.
11/08/23
Ocean Census joins Johnston Atoll (Pacific) Expedition
27-day expedition led by Ocean Exploration Trust onboard E/V Nautilus will survey deep-sea biodiversity and ancient seamounts.
02/08/23
Seabed 2030 and Ocean Census announce partnership uniting efforts to map the seabed and discover ocean life
Ocean Census and Seabed 2030 are combining efforts to map the seabed and discover ocean life.
03/07/23
AKMA3 Cruise Report
AKMA3 was the first expedition that Ocean Census scientists participated in. Expedition Manager, Marine Ecologist Dr Denise Swanborn, reports on what the team found. What was the AKMA3 expedition? AKMA (which stands for Advancing Knowledge of Methane in the Arctic) began as a project between UiT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US […]
19/06/23
Ocean Census Science Network
Ocean Census is bringing together scientists and others involved in species discovery around the world, and we want to hear from you.
12/06/23
Call Out: Expedition and Science Partners
Ocean Census is looking for Expedition and Science Partners as part of the mission to discover and protect new species.
31/05/23
International Biodiversity Day
From agreement to action, how Ocean Census is taking on a global challenge to seek and discover ocean life before it's too late.
22/05/23
Akma 3: Mud Volcano Discovery in Barents Sea
Ocean Census scientists, Professor Alex Rogers and Denise Swanborn, and colleagues on the AKMA3 oceanographic expedition, have discovered a rare find; the second ever mud volcano within Norwegian waters, the Borealis Mud Volcano.
09/05/23Expedition
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Marshall Islands
27 July – 17 August 2025
The Ocean Census is joining the Ocean Exploration Trust on it’s Marshall Islands Expedition to explore biodiverse deep-sea habitats.
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