Videos

The Ocean Census Science Network is a worldwide community of over 1000 marine scientists, taxonomists and citizen scientists, working together for species discovery.

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.

The story of the JAMSTEC Shinkai 6500 and the enduring importance of human exploration and research in the deep sea.

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.

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.

The Ocean Census Discovers Over 800 New Marine Species

Why Should We Care About Species Discovery

Expeditions to Discover Life

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.