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=== Deep Ocean Exploration foundation ===

The Deep Ocean Exploration foundation is a non-profit ocean conservation organisation based in the Netherlands. Founded in 2015 by Sonja Vander Elst, Filip Vekemans and De Buck Patrick.

Their Goal, A mayor “neutral” ocean survey: How sick are our Oceans? By taking water and sediment samples from the ocean bottom (up to 6000 meter deep). During there expeditions they use only sailing vessels to minimise the ecological footprint and maximise their funds. Community based research

Deep Ocean Exploration is a collaborative effort between academic researchers and non-academy based community members, that aims to generate social action and positive social change through the use of multiple knowledge sources and research methods.

Volunteers only: All the work is done by volunteers! Nobody receives any salary or compensation for their work. 100% of your donation, sponsorship and profit of the webshop goes to research.

Reliable results: All our water and sediment samples go to multiple labs worldwide for analysis. We don’t have any bond with governmental or commercial organizations that can affect these results.

Free to use The collected data will be free to use by the general public after publication. Sponsors will have real time access to the collected data. Collaboration with Universities at request.

== History == De Buck Patrick a passionated long distance sailer and diver saw the degeneration of our oceans year by year, more and more floating trash less fish. As a challenge he started to take bottom and sediment samples around the Canary Islands where he found micro plastic in most of the samples (sampling +3000 meter deep). Looking around for answers around the deep ocean pollution he realised very fast The deep ocean is pollution is uncharted! "How sick are our Oceans?" we don't know! Together with a hand full of friends and the support of a dozen volunteers The Deep Ocean Exploration foundation was founded. The Deep Ocean Exploration foundation is a recognised non-profit (ANBI) ocean conservation organisation based in the Netherlands. Founded in 2015 by Sonja Vander Elst, Filip Vekemans and De Buck Patrick.

== Engagement == After more than 50 years of abuse of our oceans, it is time for a mayor “neutral” global survey: How sick are our Oceans? We started in the fifties with nuclear testing, we dumpt nuclear waste in the ocean, we lost more then a few nuclear submarines and 3 major nuclear accidents (+6 scale INES). After World War 1 the mass production of plastic was a fact and from then on the amount of plastic in the ocean increased exponentially. At this time we have at some places more plastic then plankton in the ocean! The situation is beyond terrible! Thousands of local projects are working around cleaning up marine debris (garbage). This is the visible pollution, the easy part. We are going to take the invisible part on our behalf, the hunt for deep ocean micro plastics, toxics is open!

== Expeditions == 1 Equator Expedition a 24 month during Expedition following the Equator (+15°- 15°) from East to West. 2 Expedition Scull Visual inspection of the historic dumpsites and nuclear shipwrecks.

== Funding == Deep Ocean Exploration receives his funding from individual supporters, volunteers, foundations and corporations.