Adopt-a-Colony

Celebrating our 30th year of penguin counting in the 2024-2025 season, Oceanites launches a new Adopt-a-Colony program, whereby donors can tie their contribution to one of the more than 250 penguin colonies monitored each season by Oceanites.

What is Adopt-a-Colony?

Contributors can "adopt" a specific colony of Antarctic penguins that is visited regularly by Oceanites, supporting scientific research focused on their chosen colony's habitat and inhabitants, predominantly Gentoo, Chinstrap and/or Adelie penguins. Adopters receive regular updates on their colony, and can engage directly with researchers through seminars, group webinars, or field visits.

Tiered Support

Oceanites’ Adopt-a-Colony’s tiered support system allows donor’s multiple entry points:

$500: Colony contributor: 1-year support of one colony 

Colony Contributor receive an adoption certificate, an initial history and population count, and periodic updates & images of their colony suitable for posting or sharing with their community

$2,500: Colony adopters: Lifetime duration of one colony with full reporting, imagery and “live from the field” video every season from one of our on-site research team or expedition leaders

$5,000: Twin colony adopters: Lifetime duration of two colonies with full reporting, imagery and “live from the field” video every season

Colony adopters receive adoption certificates, continuous updates, imagery, recognition on Oceanites website and in SOAP report, and Oceanites apparel and logoed gifts

$25,000: Colony adopters & visitors: Lifetime duration of one colony with full reporting, imagery and “live from the field” video every season; plus one cabin for two on one of our scientific and cruise-comfort level expeditions of 10-12 days on the Antarctic peninsula: February 16-28, 2025 if desired for the 2024-2025 season, with 5-6 likely expedition dates to choose from during the 2025-2026 season

$100,000: Corporate colony adopters & visitors: Lifetime duration of one colony with full reporting, imagery and “live from the field” video every season; plus an annual cabin for two for five years or 5 cabins for your company group on one of our scientific and cruise-comfort level expeditions of 10-12 days on the Antarctic peninsula. Other promotional benefits can be negotiated.

Colonies Available for Adoption for the 2024-2025 Season

Neko Harbour

Danco Island

Damoy Point

Cuverville Island

Petermann island

Port Charcot

Paulet Island

Half Moon Island

Detaille Island

D'Hainaut Island

Spigot Point

Palaver Point

Hannah Point

Elephant Point

Brown Bluff