The international team will dive to 1000 m with the new DSV Aurelia sub Follow the missions daily activity here Oslo, Norway – From October 10 -22 REV Ocean and OCEEF (The Ocean Conservation Exploration and Education Foundation) will lead the first deep-sea science mission to explore one of the most remote and least visited places […]
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Teaming up to document deep sea reefs in the Maldives
Oslo, Norway – A new partnership will offer exciting opportunities to explore the deep ocean and engage the public. With REV Ocean’s new submersible DSV Aurelia aboard OCEEF’s historic research vessel the RV Odyssey we will enable scientists to reach some of the most diverse and vulnerable ecosystems in the deep ocean, including seamounts, cold-water coral […]
REV Ocean signs Bouknadel Statement affirming commitment to investing in transformative ocean science
Seventeen philanthropic Foundations have launched a joint statement on the occasion of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, to raise awareness for the need to increase investment in ocean science to support sustainable development. The Foundations Dialogue of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – an informal, global network […]
Norwegian industry builder Kjell Inge Røkke takes on a high-level role to support the UN Decade of Ocean Science and unlock industrial ocean data
(Oslo and Paris, June 23, 2022) Building on his ongoing investment and engagement in REV Ocean and HUB Ocean, the Norwegian industrial leader and main owner of Aker, Kjell Inge Røkke, has accepted to become a Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance and the UN Ocean Decade Special Emissary for Industrial Ocean Data. The vision […]
REV Ocean signs UN Global Compact Principles for a healthy ocean
Today, REV Ocean is proud to announce that we have signed the Sustainable Ocean Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, a framework for responsible business practices in the Ocean across sectors and geographies. With this announcement, we join business leaders from around the world in setting clear and shared expectations industry-wide for a healthy […]
DSV Aurelia to champion a new generation of ocean solutions
Barcelona, Spain April 28th, 2022 – The world’s deepest diving three-person acrylic submersible was officially named ‘Aurelia’ today and will soon go through sea trials as it gets prepared for its first missions. The ‘first-of-its-class” sub was built by Triton Submarines LLC for REV Ocean, and the final assembly took place at the Triton facility in San Cugat, Spain. A deep-submergence vehicle (DSV) is a […]
REV Ocean helps restore kelp forests by harvesting sea urchins
REV Ocean’s CEO Nina Jensen and Capt Nils Baadnes hit the cool Arctic waters of Tromso to pick sea urchins and help protect kelp beds. Sea urchin populations have proliferated due to marine ecosystems being out of sync. They are destroying kelp forests, leaving large swathes of barren ocean. These kelp forests form part of a crucial […]
World’s deepest diving three-person acrylic submersible is ready for launch
Fornebu, January 31, 2022 – REV Ocean’s advanced, three-person submersible is nearing official launch, with sea trials scheduled for February and March 2022. While we wait for the REV Ocean research vessel to be delivered, the new sub will be used to champion ocean solutions with our partners and network. Keeping with tradition for […]
Team Retreat 2021 – Stamsund
REV Ocean´s ROV “Aurora” enables scientist to collect data and samples 4km under drifting Arctic Ice
The HACON project and REV Ocean create the first detailed visual survey of the Aurora vent field, collecting more than 100 samples. Longyearbyen, Norway. Oct 25, 2021. At the Aurora hydrothermal vent field, 82.5N, and nearly 4km deep (13,000 ft), the HACON project successfully sampled rocks, fluids, sediments and fauna to improve understanding of the deep Arctic Ocean. […]