Ocean Census

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Ocean Census announces discovery of 866 new species

The Ocean Census collaborative effort to accelerate the discovery of marine life has announced the discovery of 866 new marine species.
New seamount and species discovered in Nazca Ridge

New seamount and species discovered in Nazca Ridge

A team of oceanographers led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute has found 20 new species and a new Nazca seamount
Ocean Census expands network with Germany’s Senckenberg research institutes

Ocean Census expands network with Germany’s Senckenberg research institutes

ByDIVE StaffJul 28, 2024
The Ocean Census global marine life discovery initiative announces a partnership with Germany's Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
Ocean Census Arctic Deep documents extraordinary biodiversity

Ocean Census Arctic Deep documents extraordinary biodiversity

ByDIVE StaffJun 10, 2024
The Ocean Census Arctic Deep expedition reveals the extraordinary biodiversity of the understudied depths of the Arctic Ocean
a deep sea volcanic vent

Ocean Census ‘Arctic Deep’ expedition to search for undiscovered Arctic life

ByDIVE StaffMay 7, 2024
The Ocean Census has launched its Arctic Deep Expedition in the search for undiscovered species in the depths of the Arctic Ocean
Ocean Census and IFREMER announce marine life discovery partnership

Ocean Census and IFREMER announce marine life discovery partnership

ByDIVE StaffApr 30, 2024
Ocean Census announces the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea will be joining its global network for species discovery
Ocean Census endorsed as UN Ocean Decade programme

Ocean Census endorsed as UN Ocean Decade programme

ByDIVE StaffApr 13, 2024
The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census has announced that the porject has been officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Programme.
possible new species of squid discovered by NIWA

100 new ocean species discovered in New Zealand

Scientists from New Zealand's NIWA may have discovered 100 species new to science during an expedition to the nearby Bounty Trough,
New species of mussel discovered in Alabama underwater forest

New species of mussel discovered in Alabama underwater forest

ByDIVE StaffFeb 5, 2024
The discovery of of a new species of mussel in a sunken forest off coast of Alabama has been announced by the Ocean Census Alliance
Mobile laboratories deployed to enhance ocean species discovery

Mobile laboratories deployed to enhance ocean species discovery

ByDIVE StaffJan 6, 2024
Repurposed mobile shipping container COVID labs are being deployed to assist with ocean research across the globe
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