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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
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 2025
‘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 May 2025
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 Jul 2025Videos
Why should we care about species discovery?
Listen to our team explain why species discovery is so critical to ocean conservation. Biodiversity is critical to our survival. Yet, even though ocean makes up more than 80% of habitat space on our planet, scientists believe little more than 10% of what lives in our seas has been found.
04/05/23
Live Broadcast launch event
Hear Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, address an invited audience from across the ocean community. And listen to scientists who will lead the alliance, which aims to change our understanding of what lives in our ocean.
22/04/23
The technology underpinning success
Science Journalist David Shukman talks to the people behind Ocean Census. Find out more about the rapid technological evolutions that are game changers underpinning the programme's success. Plus a look at the history of species description or taxonomy, the vitally important process of recording new species, and how it has changed.
21/04/23
Science Director in conversation with David Shukman
Listen to our Science Director, Professor Alex Rogers in conversation with David Shukman. Amid the impact of the loss of oxygen in our ocean, and damage caused by global warming, Ocean Census is taking positive action to avoid species loss, setting out to discover and record species around the world. Filmed at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, which will host the first Ocean Census Biodiversity Centre.
20/04/23Join the census
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