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The Ocean Census Discovers Over 800 New Marine Species
The Ocean Census Discovers Over 800 New Marine Species
10 Mar 2025
Gorgonians of the Mesophotic, Discovering new deep sea coral species with Dr. Sonia Rowley
In this short film, marine biologist Dr Sonia Rowley, a 2024 Ocean Census Species Discovery Awardee, takes us into the mesophotic zone, the twilight depths between shallow reefs and the deep sea, to explore the hidden world of gorgonian corals.
18 Aug 2025
Discovering the Ocean’s Lost Sharks, with Dr Dave Ebert
The Ocean Census joins Dr. Dave Ebert, known as the ‘Lost Shark Guy’, and scientists at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) to investigate one of the ocean’s most endangered and overlooked groups: guitarfish.
14 Jul 2025Videos
Gorgonians of the Mesophotic, Discovering new deep sea coral species with Dr. Sonia Rowley
In this short film, marine biologist Dr Sonia Rowley, a 2024 Ocean Census Species Discovery Awardee, takes us into the mesophotic zone, the twilight depths between shallow reefs and the deep sea, to explore the hidden world of gorgonian corals.
18/08/25
To Dive into Deep Waters: The Story of the Shinkai 6500
The story of the JAMSTEC Shinkai 6500 and the enduring importance of human exploration and research in the deep sea.
21/07/25
Discovering the Ocean’s Lost Sharks, with Dr Dave Ebert
The Ocean Census joins Dr. Dave Ebert, known as the ‘Lost Shark Guy’, and scientists at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) to investigate one of the ocean’s most endangered and overlooked groups: guitarfish.
14/07/25
‘The Deep Sea Will Come To Me’, with 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year award winner, Jialing Cai
Meet Jialing Cai, Oceanographic Magazine's 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year, whose striking blackwater photography reveals the hidden beauty of the ocean’s smallest and most elusive creatures. Recognizing her exceptional talent, Ocean Photographer of the Year prize-giver, Ocean Census, awarded her a place on their flagship expedition to the South Sandwich Islands.
14/05/25
The Ocean Census Discovers Over 800 New Marine Species
The Ocean Census Discovers Over 800 New Marine Species
10/03/25
Arctic Deep – End of Mission Findings
The Ocean Census Arctic Deep Expedition has documented extraordinary biodiversity living thousands of metres below the Arctic surface, in a region now threatened by ocean warming and deep seabed mining.
07/06/24
New Discoveries in Bounty Trough
"Flourishing with life." Find out more about the potential species uncovered off the coast of New Zealand. Scientists and crew on expedition off the coast of New Zealand have now returned to shore, ready to begin the taxonomic work to investigate specimens uncovered on expedition.
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