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Ocean Census and Seabed 2030 are combining efforts to map the seabed and discover ocean life.

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 […]

Ocean Census is bringing together scientists and others involved in species discovery around the world, and we want to hear from you. 

Ocean Census is looking for Expedition and Science Partners as part of the mission to discover and protect new species.

From agreement to action, how Ocean Census is taking on a global challenge to seek and discover ocean life before it's too late.

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.

Ocean Census launched on 27 April as the largest programme in history to discover life in our ocean. The ambitious target? Finding at least 100,000 new marine species in the first decade. 

Scientific paper from contributors led by Professor Alex Rogers outlines strategy underpinning Ocean Census

More than 150 ocean advocates came together for the launch of Ocean Census at the Royal Institution, London on 27 April 2023