

Expeditions Archive
The Ocean Census expeditions are made possible through global partnerships with scientists, research institutions, governments, and funders.

JAMSTEC Shinkai
The JAMSTEC Shinkai expedition is a 20-day research mission in collaboration with Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
23/05/25
South Sandwich Islands
The Ocean Census South Sandwich Islands Expedition is a 34-day long expedition in collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute.
20/02/25
Arctic Deep
The Ocean Census Arctic Deep Expedition was a 22-day long expedition in collaboration with UiT & REV Ocean.
03/05/24
Bounty Trough
The Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research cruise was a 21-day expedition and workshop exploring one of the most remote parts of the deep ocean.
08/02/24
Macaronesia
The Macaronesia Tenerife Submersible and Diver Expedition was a 21-day expedition in collaboration with Pisces VI submersible.
27/11/23
Comoros, Indian Ocean
The Ocean Census joins forces with its foundational partner, Nekton, on a 31-day expedition conducting rapid surface-to-depth biodiversity assessments to support marine spatial management. Other expedition partners include Kensington, the Government of Comoros, and R-POC partners (including WildTrust), alongside SAIAB.
15/10/25
Coral Sea, Australia
The Ocean Census joined forces with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for a 35-day expedition, on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, to investigate benthic marine life in the southern and eastern Coral Sea Marine Park
07/10/25
Johnston Atoll, Pacific
Ocean Census joined forces with the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) for a 27-day expedition to survey deep-sea biodiversity on the ancient seamounts surrounding Johnston Atoll.
02/08/23
Barents Sea, Arctic
The Barents Sea expedition took place in and around the deep and cold waters of the Arctic and was led by The Arctic University of Norway.
29/04/23
Tanzania
The Ocean Census is joining the Ocean Exploration Trust on it's Marshall Islands Expedition to explore biodiverse deep-sea habitats.
16/10/25
Marshall Islands
The Ocean Census is joining the Ocean Exploration Trust on it's Marshall Islands Expedition to explore biodiverse deep-sea habitats.
24/07/25
Mariana Islands
The Ocean Census joined the Ocean Exploration Trust on it's Mariana Islands Expedition to explore one of the most tectonically and volcanically dynamic locations on the planet.
07/05/25
Antarctica
The Ocean Census is joining the Schmidt Ocean Institute on its ‘Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface’ expedition.
10/01/25
Nazca Ridge
The Ocean Census joined the Schmidt Ocean Institute on its ‘High Seas and Seamounts of the Nazca Ridge’ expedition.
08/07/24
Philippine Sea
The Ocean Census Philippine Sea was a Participant Expedition that aimed to explore the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Minami-Daito Jima Island areas in the north western Pacific.
27/04/24Join the census
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