People-Powered Science
Healthy oceans and ecosystems underpin trillions in global economic value — from fisheries and aquaculture to tourism, ports, and coastal livelihoods.
We’ve done a lot together, already!
Ocean explorers have contributed more than 1.6 million observations to eOceans — including 146,000 shark and ray sightings from 14,400 sites across 38 countries.
This has delivered insights that would be impossible or prohibitively expensive to gather in other ways.
By turning observations into decision-ready intelligence, eOceans guides policies and protections that safeguard this natural capital.
To date, our analyses have contributed to the protection of 19.2 million km² of ocean and over 100 shark and ray species — preserving both biodiversity and the revenue, resilience, and opportunities oceans provide.
Meet eOceans, for global people-powered science.
Log what you see in the eOceans app!
Zeros count too.
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Species
Log any species, with their number, health (dead, alive, injured) and behaviour. This can be used, for example, to track trends in biodiversity.
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Social values
Log any activity that is using the space — this can be used, for example, to document the socio-economic value of these spaces.
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Threats
Log any threats — like plastic pollution, oil spills, noise, etc. This may be used, with the Species and Social values, to examine relationships between them.
How to log observations in the eOceans mobile app
“I set out to build a better knowledge flow system—something I needed as a scientist. Today, it’s an app and platform anyone can use to build faster, smarter projects in our fast-changing, complex world.”
Dr. Christine Ward-Paige, CEO eOceans
Make your everyday adventures matter.
Use the eOceans mobile app to follow and join projects, upload ocean observations, and make a real impact.