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Ocean Census is a global alliance of partners uniting to accelerate the discovery of marine biodiversity to galvanise sustainable management and protection.

Launched in نيسان/أبريل 2023, Ocean Census is founded and coordinated by The Nippon Foundation & Nekton.

Ocean Census has 5 missions:

• To Explore: expeditions to collect and document species in biodiversity hotspots, prioritising taxa that are new to science and / or endangered.
• To Discover: Accelerating the speed of species discovery and description, with a target of 100,000 new species over the next decade and describing up to 10,000.
• To Inspire: Raising public and policy interest and galvanising sustained action to protect ocean life.
• To Conserve: Increasing accessibility and interoperability of ocean life data to accelerate decision making and ensure open access and equitable use for the common good.To Sustain: Building an inclusive, international network of taxonomists and biodiversity experts in high, low and middle income nations.

Start Date: 01/04/2023
End Date: 31/03/2033

Lead contact: Oliver Steeds (oliver@nektonmission.org)