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Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census and collaborators.

Dr. Clara Diaz is a member of the Ocean Census Science Network and a postdoctoral Research fellow at the University of Plymouth. Clara recently joined the 10-day FAO Tanzania expedition, as part of The Nansen Programme, to explore benthic habitats off the coast of Tanzania.

Dr. Marta Gellert is coordinating the AccTaS project, a major international effort to advance knowledge of Tanaidacea, a diverse but under-studied order of small benthic crustaceans.

The Ocean Census accelerated discovery in 2025 through global expeditions, empowering scientists, funding taxonomy, whilst engaging thousands worldwide.

The Ocean Census is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Species Discovery Awards — a celebration of the pioneering scientists and taxonomists driving the discovery and description of life in our ocean.

After receiving submissions from around the world, the Ocean Census is proud to announce the six recipients of the first-ever Ocean Census Expedition Awards - a new programme designed to accelerate global marine species discovery by directly supporting those on the front lines of ocean science.

The SSI Southern Ocean Species Discovery Workshop will bring an international team of taxonomists to Chile to analyse samples from two Ocean Census expeditions to Antarctica and the South Sandwich Islands

Luisa F. Dueñas, a member of the Ocean Census Science Network and Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, will be representing our network on the upcoming Marshall Islands deep-sea expedition aboard Ocean Exploration Trust's E/V Nautilus.

From discovering ancient Megalodon teeth on the seafloor, to watching hydrothermal vents bloom into view in one of Earth’s most remote regions, Dr. Michelle Taylor has spent her life on the edge of the unknown.