NEPDEP is a collaboration of scientists, communicators, and marine planning professionals from Federal and Indigenous governments, non-profit institutions, and academia. Our mission to discover, explore, and monitor life far below the waves for the conservation of these remarkable ecosystems is made possible through our shared work.

• We cultivate excellence through partnership, diversity, and inclusivity and enhance our understanding of the deep sea through different ways of knowing.

• The knowledge generated will guide the cooperative creation, management, and monitoring of effective conservation strategies for the region’s diverse habitats, species, and ecosystem functions.

• As a UN Ocean Decade and Challenger 150 endorsed project, NEPDEP contributes to global deep-sea knowledge and 30×30 efforts.

• Our work aligns with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and honors the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

• NEPDEP members are from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Council of the Haida Nation, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, University of Victoria, Royal British Columbia Museum, and Ocean Networks Canada.