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OUR FOCUS

Expeditions

We are proud to support cutting-edge marine science around the world that strives for scientific discovery in order to bring awareness and policy protections. We embark on a wide range of projects that support topics from conservation biology and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with a legacy of work in historical discovery through archeology. 

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We maintain a strict open-data policy.

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BY THE NUMBERS

8,508 science dives

240,000 miles traveled

65 countries

74 scientific expeditions

RECENT EXPEDITIONS

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Tonga

August - September 2022

This expedition surveyed Tongan waters to evaluate impacts to coral reefs and fisheries following the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption in January 2022.

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Palau

January - February 2022

The Waitt Institute partnered with One Reef and Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s 100 Island Challenge to conduct a scientific expedition to learn about Palau’s reef health and resilience.

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Maldives (2021)

March - April 2021

The second Noo Raajje expedition set out to study the atolls of the Southern Maldives to create the first archipelago-wide assessment.

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