Ocean Census

#COP16 in Cali, Colombia, concluded with several significant developments for marine #biodiversity. Read our article below as we highlight some of the key points as attention now turns to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan 👇

Ocean Census was pleased to attend #Explore2024, hosted by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) this past weekend. This annual gathering brought together the UK’s top fieldwork practitioners, celebrating achievements and delving into the challenges faced by expedition leaders. As our Head of Expeditions, Joe Sharman, shared: Explore "provides a platform for celebrating expeditionary successes as well as, importantly, discussing challenges and failures. It is an exciting melting pot of different people and a forum for engaging younger generations in fieldwork." We came away inspired, having exchanged insights and best practice with many attendees over the weekend, and grateful to be part of a passionate community. 📸 Royal Geographical Society and Ocean Census #Expedition #Fieldwork #ExpeditionLeader #CelebratingSuccess

We're #hiring! 🚀 Join the #OceanDecade team as a Junior Consultant to support the coordination and implementation of a number of flagship initiatives, including the Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility and the first-ever Ocean Decade International Coastal Cities Conference (Qingdao, China, February 2025). Apply by 7 November: https://ow.ly/MCYs50TXmOq

On the final day of #COP16 we ask the question: Why should people care about Arctic marine biodiversity? 🐙🔍 The Arctic remains one of the least explored regions on Earth. This is especially true of the Arctic deep ocean, with an average depth of over 1000 meters. 🪼❄️ However, within this expansive, deep, and cold environment lie biodiverse habitats teeming with species with unique adaptations. We spoke to Prof. Bodil Bluhm, a professor of marine ecology from UiT Norges arktiske universitet about the importance of Arctic biodiversity and her hopes for COP 16. Just down the corridor, an international team of Ocean Census scientists were working through samples collected from our #ArcticDeep expedition. Many of these might be brand new to science. 🎥 The Ocean Census and Open Planet #OceanCensus #cop16colombia #ArcticOcean #Biodiversity #ArcticBiodiversity COP16 Colombia Nekton #TheNipponFoundation

Ocean Census received a lovely mention from Steve Backshall during his Oceans tour. Pop your sound on to have a listen. 🎧 We were thrilled to be joined by Steve during our #Macaronesia expedition almost 1 year ago. His #Deadly60 team filmed with us as we took the Pisces VI Submarine SL down to 300m to collect samples and survey the benthic biodiversity. We're very grateful for his support of our project. If you haven't watched the Deadly 60 episode "The Deep", check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eAyPHCGc #SteveBackshall #SteveBackshallOceansTour #SpeciesDiscovery #TheNipponFoundation Nekton

New species discoveries are not limited to the smallest or deepest of marine organisms. New shark and ray species continue to be discovered in our ocean 👇

Proud to be alongside many incredible projects and organisations working hard for our Ocean 🩵💙 Read the UN Ocean Decade ‘An Ocean of Life’ report below. (Page 20 for the Ocean Census) 👇

✨ JOB OPPORTUNITY ✨ for a talented People & Culture Officer to join the Nekton team. Find out more about the role: https://lnkd.in/eX9uRwtB Application deadline: 15th November 2024 #HumanResources #vacancy #HR #jobvacancy #hiring #PeopleAndCulture

That’s a wrap on the #ArcticDeep taxonomic workshop! 🎉 Over the last 3 weeks, taxonomists have been hard at work to identify the species collected from the Arctic Deep expedition in May, and begin to determine if some might be brand new to science. We even had some aspiring young scientists from Tromsø International School come and take a look too! A huge thank you to expedition partners UiT Norges arktiske universitet for enabling the work to take place at the university, as well as the team from The Arctic University Museum of Norway for providing type specimens to help scientists classify the organisms. And a final thank you to the Ocean Census Science Network taxonomists, for working through the range of sea stars, Anthozoans, Isopods, Solenogastres (and much more!) with such care and attention.

Species from the Ocean Census Bounty Trough expedition with NIWA and Te Papa is the first of its kind documented in New Zealand waters 👇 Alongside the 100+ new species discovered during this expedition, scientists are continuing to make further discoveries to inform our knowledge of the area’s biodiversity. The work that continues post-expedition is just as vital as the hard work that takes place during the voyage.