Ocean Archive — Underwater images, film and ocean data
URL: https://oceanarchive.net/
Ocean Archive collects, curates and protects underwater documentation - historical and contemporary - for science, education and ocean literacy today, and for the future.
Image: Ocean underwater scene
A FUTURE-PROOF RECORD OF THE OCEAN
Ocean Archive collects, curates and protects underwater documentation - historical and contemporary - for science, education and ocean literacy today, and for the future.
OCEAN ARCHIVE
Images, videos and scientific documents.
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FROM THE COLLECTIONS
GLIMPSES FROM THE ARCHIVE
A selection of images donated by photographers, scientists and families whose work now lives in Ocean Archive.
KENT HULT
Divers entering the water during the survey of swedish war ship Kronan
BENGT BÖRJESON
Marine studies in Eilat, Israel during a deep sea expedition
1962 during the filming of "Villervalle in the South Seas"
Portrait of Anders Franzén
KJELL ANDERSSON
Environmental studies between 1992 to 1994
Boliden's gypsum discharge in Öresund, in the early 1980s
Standing canon at Kronan ship site
Anders Franzén standing next to the Vasa ship, 1980
Walrus in Spitsbergen 1970s
Archeology in Greece 1978
BY THE NUMBERS
ARCHIVE PROGRESS
FILES IN PROCESS
MANUALLY SCANNED ITEMS
HOURS OF FILM PROCESSED
SCANNED PHOTOS
OUR MISSION
PRESERVING OCEAN STORIES FOR THE FUTURE
Ocean Archive is a pioneering initiative dedicated to carefully collecting, curating, and protecting various historical and contemporary images, videos, and datasets associated with underwater photography and oceanography.
This unique and vital undertaking plays a crucial role in safeguarding invaluable information about the ocean, ensuring that it is not lost to time and remains readily accessible for future generations, researchers, and ocean enthusiasts.
BUILDING OCEAN ARCHIVE
LATEST
DONATIONS
KJELL ANDERSSON – A LIFETIME OF MAKING THE SEA VISIBLE
For more than half a century, diver, research engineer and environmental advocate Kjell Andersson has worked to reveal a world that most people never see.
Lifetime Photography Collection from Kent Hult
Tony Holm Donates a Lifetime Beneath the Surface
Donation from marine ecologist Hans Kautsky
