In a Single Year, #Ocean Census #Scientists Discovered More than 1,100 New #Marine Species. #OceanCensus
Link for more info and photos with a link to the Ocean Census website to see 100's more photos of new discoveries: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/05/ocea...
Link for more info and photos with a link to the Ocean Census website to see 100's more photos of new discoveries: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/05/ocea...
May 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
In a Single Year, #Ocean Census #Scientists Discovered More than 1,100 New #Marine Species. #OceanCensus
Link for more info and photos with a link to the Ocean Census website to see 100's more photos of new discoveries: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/05/ocea...
Link for more info and photos with a link to the Ocean Census website to see 100's more photos of new discoveries: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/05/ocea...
Today I was lucky enough to visit the #deepsea in the #PiscesVI submersible as part of the #OceanCensus mission to discover new species in Macaronesia.
December 12, 2023 at 11:32 PM
Today I was lucky enough to visit the #deepsea in the #PiscesVI submersible as part of the #OceanCensus mission to discover new species in Macaronesia.
It’s World Taxonomist Appreciation Day! What better way to celebrate than with this group of #deepsea species geeks on the #FalkorToo w @OceanCensus?
#EveryDiscoveryCounts
(We got way too excited about this rare mollusc)
#EveryDiscoveryCounts
(We got way too excited about this rare mollusc)
March 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s World Taxonomist Appreciation Day! What better way to celebrate than with this group of #deepsea species geeks on the #FalkorToo w @OceanCensus?
#EveryDiscoveryCounts
(We got way too excited about this rare mollusc)
#EveryDiscoveryCounts
(We got way too excited about this rare mollusc)
Here is the long lost brittle star Asteroschema monobactrum, last collected over a hundred years ago, from the SE seamounts of Chile. Merry Christmas!! #oceancensus #museumsvictoria
December 25, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Here is the long lost brittle star Asteroschema monobactrum, last collected over a hundred years ago, from the SE seamounts of Chile. Merry Christmas!! #oceancensus #museumsvictoria
🚢 The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census Flagship Expedition is underway (20 Feb - 26 Mar 2025), exploring the South Sandwich Islands to describe new species and contribute to the @OceanCensus mission! 🌊
@DeepStewardship @Nekton #TheNipponFoundation @SchmidtOcean
@DeepStewardship @Nekton #TheNipponFoundation @SchmidtOcean
March 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚢 The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census Flagship Expedition is underway (20 Feb - 26 Mar 2025), exploring the South Sandwich Islands to describe new species and contribute to the @OceanCensus mission! 🌊
@DeepStewardship @Nekton #TheNipponFoundation @SchmidtOcean
@DeepStewardship @Nekton #TheNipponFoundation @SchmidtOcean
I can now reveal we are setting sail on an exciting expedition to explore the deep-sea environment of the Bounty Trough to the east of New Zealand! This incredible @oceancensus expedition is in partnership with NIWA and Te Papa and sailing aboard the RV Tangaroa.
February 7, 2024 at 5:59 AM
I can now reveal we are setting sail on an exciting expedition to explore the deep-sea environment of the Bounty Trough to the east of New Zealand! This incredible @oceancensus expedition is in partnership with NIWA and Te Papa and sailing aboard the RV Tangaroa.
Fascinating!
“The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet, yet it is said that only around 10 percent of marine life has been discovered so far,” says Michelle Taylor, principal investigator for Ocean Census.
🌏 🦑 🪸 #biodiversity #marinespecies #OceanCensus
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“The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet, yet it is said that only around 10 percent of marine life has been discovered so far,” says Michelle Taylor, principal investigator for Ocean Census.
🌏 🦑 🪸 #biodiversity #marinespecies #OceanCensus
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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species — Smithsonian Magazine
The Ocean Census hopes to discover thousands of new creatures before they go extinct
apple.news
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Fascinating!
“The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet, yet it is said that only around 10 percent of marine life has been discovered so far,” says Michelle Taylor, principal investigator for Ocean Census.
🌏 🦑 🪸 #biodiversity #marinespecies #OceanCensus
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“The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet, yet it is said that only around 10 percent of marine life has been discovered so far,” says Michelle Taylor, principal investigator for Ocean Census.
🌏 🦑 🪸 #biodiversity #marinespecies #OceanCensus
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This out door display is literally a FOUNTAIN of sea stars! Thank you @oceancensus and #chile2024workshop! for the opportunity! #echinoday
December 2, 2024 at 9:35 PM
This out door display is literally a FOUNTAIN of sea stars! Thank you @oceancensus and #chile2024workshop! for the opportunity! #echinoday
WHAT A FIRST DAY! We got to visit this outside display at the University marine lab and I got to see some CLASSIC South American sea star species IN PERSON! Wish fulfilled! Heliaster sp. Stichaster striatus and Meyenaster gelatinosus! Thank you @oceancensus !
December 2, 2024 at 9:17 PM
WHAT A FIRST DAY! We got to visit this outside display at the University marine lab and I got to see some CLASSIC South American sea star species IN PERSON! Wish fulfilled! Heliaster sp. Stichaster striatus and Meyenaster gelatinosus! Thank you @oceancensus !
Congratulations to Professor Alex Rogers, Science Director of @oceancensus on his FIFTIETH submersible dive (in Pisces VI), observing many stingrays and a skate along the way!
🦑
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Watch: Science Director Celebrates 50th Submersible Dive - Ocean Census
Deep sea scientist marks milestone during Macaronesia expedition.
oceancensus.org
December 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations to Professor Alex Rogers, Science Director of @oceancensus on his FIFTIETH submersible dive (in Pisces VI), observing many stingrays and a skate along the way!
🦑
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🦑
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f you have been watching the @SchmidtOcean #Falkor collecting stars, then here is ALL of those stars in one pic! I am working through to ID species and reconcile potential new ones! What will I find?? thank you @oceancensus ! #echinoday
December 2, 2024 at 9:32 PM
f you have been watching the @SchmidtOcean #Falkor collecting stars, then here is ALL of those stars in one pic! I am working through to ID species and reconcile potential new ones! What will I find?? thank you @oceancensus ! #echinoday
May 20, 2026 at 7:12 AM
May 20, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Descubren en un solo año más de 1.100 especies marinas. El 90 % de la vida oceánica sigue sin conocerse y mucha se extinguirá antes de ser catalogada
@oceancensus
@oceancensus
Lo que el mar esconde: descubren más de 1.100 nuevas especies en un sólo año - EFE Verde
Descubren en un solo año más de 1.100 especies marinas. El 90 % de la vida oceánica sigue sin conocerse y mucha se extinguirá antes de ser catalogada
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May 19, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Descubren en un solo año más de 1.100 especies marinas. El 90 % de la vida oceánica sigue sin conocerse y mucha se extinguirá antes de ser catalogada
@oceancensus
@oceancensus
The latest @OceanCensus expedition has begun!
In partnership with JAMSTEC, with support from #TheNipponFoundation, the team is searching for new species in Japan’s deep ocean, using the legendary Shinkai 6500 submersible. Follow the journey #Shinkai6500.
Learn more: oceancensus.org/expeditions/...
In partnership with JAMSTEC, with support from #TheNipponFoundation, the team is searching for new species in Japan’s deep ocean, using the legendary Shinkai 6500 submersible. Follow the journey #Shinkai6500.
Learn more: oceancensus.org/expeditions/...
JAMSTEC Shinkai Expedition
The JAMSTEC Shinkai Expedition is a 20-day research mission in collaboration with Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
oceancensus.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The latest @OceanCensus expedition has begun!
In partnership with JAMSTEC, with support from #TheNipponFoundation, the team is searching for new species in Japan’s deep ocean, using the legendary Shinkai 6500 submersible. Follow the journey #Shinkai6500.
Learn more: oceancensus.org/expeditions/...
In partnership with JAMSTEC, with support from #TheNipponFoundation, the team is searching for new species in Japan’s deep ocean, using the legendary Shinkai 6500 submersible. Follow the journey #Shinkai6500.
Learn more: oceancensus.org/expeditions/...
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A few of the 1121 newly discovered species in The Nippon Foundation-Nekton #OceanCensus are seen in gorgeous photographs here.
#marine-wildlife-photos
A few of the 1121 newly discovered species in The Nippon Foundation-Nekton #OceanCensus are seen in gorgeous photographs here.
#marine-wildlife-photos
Over 1,100 New Marine Species Discovered | Ocean Census
Scientists discover over 1,100 new marine species in landmark Ocean Census - the world’s largest mission to accelerate species discovery.
oceancensus.org
May 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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A few of the 1121 newly discovered species in The Nippon Foundation-Nekton #OceanCensus are seen in gorgeous photographs here.
#marine-wildlife-photos
A few of the 1121 newly discovered species in The Nippon Foundation-Nekton #OceanCensus are seen in gorgeous photographs here.
#marine-wildlife-photos
Deep in the #ocean.....🧐
“With many species at risk of disappearing before they are even documented, we are in a race against time to understand and protect ocean life.”
#OceanCensus #NipponFoundationandNekton #MichelleTaylor #OliverSteeds #NationalOceanographyCentre #TammyHorton
“With many species at risk of disappearing before they are even documented, we are in a race against time to understand and protect ocean life.”
#OceanCensus #NipponFoundationandNekton #MichelleTaylor #OliverSteeds #NationalOceanographyCentre #TammyHorton
May 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Deep in the #ocean.....🧐
“With many species at risk of disappearing before they are even documented, we are in a race against time to understand and protect ocean life.”
#OceanCensus #NipponFoundationandNekton #MichelleTaylor #OliverSteeds #NationalOceanographyCentre #TammyHorton
“With many species at risk of disappearing before they are even documented, we are in a race against time to understand and protect ocean life.”
#OceanCensus #NipponFoundationandNekton #MichelleTaylor #OliverSteeds #NationalOceanographyCentre #TammyHorton
Our submersible is exploring the reefs of Radazul, in Tenerife as part of the Ocean Census Macaronesia expedition - can’t wait to see what samples they bring back! #OceanCensus
November 29, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Our submersible is exploring the reefs of Radazul, in Tenerife as part of the Ocean Census Macaronesia expedition - can’t wait to see what samples they bring back! #OceanCensus
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Between April 2025 and March 2026, scientists found 1,121 new marine species.
54% more than the prior year’s record. A ghost shark. A worm living in a glass sponge castle. Corals, crabs, anemones.
We are still learning what we are protecting.
🔬🌊
#OceanCensus #MarineScience
Between April 2025 and March 2026, scientists found 1,121 new marine species.
54% more than the prior year’s record. A ghost shark. A worm living in a glass sponge castle. Corals, crabs, anemones.
We are still learning what we are protecting.
🔬🌊
#OceanCensus #MarineScience
June 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Between April 2025 and March 2026, scientists found 1,121 new marine species.
54% more than the prior year’s record. A ghost shark. A worm living in a glass sponge castle. Corals, crabs, anemones.
We are still learning what we are protecting.
🔬🌊
#OceanCensus #MarineScience
Between April 2025 and March 2026, scientists found 1,121 new marine species.
54% more than the prior year’s record. A ghost shark. A worm living in a glass sponge castle. Corals, crabs, anemones.
We are still learning what we are protecting.
🔬🌊
#OceanCensus #MarineScience
Des « requins fantômes » aux éponges « boules de la mort » : des scientifiques ont découvert plus de 1 100 espèces marines sauvages et insolites
#science #biodiversite #OceanCensus
www.lesmotsontunsens.com/des-requins-...
#science #biodiversite #OceanCensus
www.lesmotsontunsens.com/des-requins-...
Des « requins fantômes » aux éponges « boules de la mort » : des scientifiques ont découvert plus de 1 100 espèces marines sauvages et insolites - Les mots ont un sens
En un an, le projet international Ocean Census a identifié 1 121 espèces marines jusque-là inconnues, révélant l’extraordinaire richesse des profondeurs océaniques.
www.lesmotsontunsens.com
May 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Des « requins fantômes » aux éponges « boules de la mort » : des scientifiques ont découvert plus de 1 100 espèces marines sauvages et insolites
#science #biodiversite #OceanCensus
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#science #biodiversite #OceanCensus
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“We spend billions searching for life on #Mars or going to the dark side of the #moon.
Discovering the majority of life on our own planet – in our own #ocean – costs a fraction of that.”
#OliverSteeds #OceanCensus
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Discovering the majority of life on our own planet – in our own #ocean – costs a fraction of that.”
#OliverSteeds #OceanCensus
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From ‘ghost sharks’ to ‘death ball’ sponges: Scientists find more than 1,100 wild and unusual ocean species | CNN
The Ocean Census project says scientists have discovered 1,121 previously unknown species in a single year. The rush is on to save them as risks to the world’s oceans multiply
edition.cnn.com
May 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“We spend billions searching for life on #Mars or going to the dark side of the #moon.
Discovering the majority of life on our own planet – in our own #ocean – costs a fraction of that.”
#OliverSteeds #OceanCensus
edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/c...
Discovering the majority of life on our own planet – in our own #ocean – costs a fraction of that.”
#OliverSteeds #OceanCensus
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Another exciting 2025 #DSBSoc support awardee!
Meet Kurt Bacharo (@kurtbb.bsky.social), a grad student in the @miselab.bsky.social at U. of the Ryukyus working with #BlackCorals and currently aboard the #JAMSTEC R/V Kaimei exploring the biodiversity off the Daito Islands.
Read more in alt-text!
Meet Kurt Bacharo (@kurtbb.bsky.social), a grad student in the @miselab.bsky.social at U. of the Ryukyus working with #BlackCorals and currently aboard the #JAMSTEC R/V Kaimei exploring the biodiversity off the Daito Islands.
Read more in alt-text!
July 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Another exciting 2025 #DSBSoc support awardee!
Meet Kurt Bacharo (@kurtbb.bsky.social), a grad student in the @miselab.bsky.social at U. of the Ryukyus working with #BlackCorals and currently aboard the #JAMSTEC R/V Kaimei exploring the biodiversity off the Daito Islands.
Read more in alt-text!
Meet Kurt Bacharo (@kurtbb.bsky.social), a grad student in the @miselab.bsky.social at U. of the Ryukyus working with #BlackCorals and currently aboard the #JAMSTEC R/V Kaimei exploring the biodiversity off the Daito Islands.
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For your attention is two of my own species: 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 (named for my daughter) and 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘪.
#TaxonomistAppreciationDay
Sources:
@oceancensus
Bouchet et al. 2023 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#TaxonomistAppreciationDay
Sources:
@oceancensus
Bouchet et al. 2023 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
March 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM
For your attention is two of my own species: 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 (named for my daughter) and 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘪.
#TaxonomistAppreciationDay
Sources:
@oceancensus
Bouchet et al. 2023 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#TaxonomistAppreciationDay
Sources:
@oceancensus
Bouchet et al. 2023 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
