unite their assets, resources and energy and create the Antinea Foundation effectively carrying out their projects together. In June 2007 the Antinea Foundation was officially established as a foundation under Swiss law. In 2014 the foundation and continued as Fondation Pacifique. The Changing Oceans Expedition On October 8, 2008 at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona the Antinea Foundation, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), launched a worldwide expedition called "The Changing Oceans Expedition". The purpose of the initiative was to take stock of the current state of the oceans, study to what extent how they have changed especially in regard to human activity and explore what solutions are available to strengthen their health. During its voyage, Antinea's flagship Fleur de Passion visited marine sites in six seas that are exceptional for the richness of their biodiversity. Included in those were marine World Heritage Site and other globally significant marine protected areas. Small and large organisations were given access to use the ship for research purposes. The expedition followed the routes of past expeditions, and compared modern surveys with ancient logbooks in order to measure the changes that occurred in the past decades. IUCN, through its Marine programme, collaborated to retrace the most significant expeditions, to develop the tools needed to measure and understand the trends in ocean conservation. The Flagship "Fleur de Passion" Fleur de Passion is the Foundation's flagship and project station. It is a sailing ship with a surprising past. Originally a motor boat of the German Navy, it was built in 1941 for war services, such as de-mining and resupplying submarines. For this reason, the boat has a mixed structure with a wooden hull and steel ribs. In 1945 it was surrendered to the French Navy in compensation for war damages. In 1976 it was disarmed and sold to an individual who transformed it into a ketch and named it Fleur de Passion. For the following 20 years it was used in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic for socio-educational and scientific activities. Fleur de Passion, which had been abandoned for years, was bought in 2002 by the Association Pacifique and put it in a dry dock in January 2003 to start its total restoration. After more than 5 years and 60’000 hour of work it was ready to set sail. Between April 2015 and September 2019, ""Fleur de Passion" took part