Last summer, Arksen adventures and 10% for the Ocean traveled to Vava'u, Tonga, alongside National Geographic Explorer Zuzu Askin to support the advancement of humpback whale research in the region, as part of a collaboration led by Ocean Science Expeditions and Dr. Sylvia Earle. Filmmaker and OCL Storytelling Grantee Carter Kirilenko and Phoebe Montague (soulfocus_media) co-directed and co-filmed ŌSENI, working alongside a small team of storytellers to produce a short film capturing a journey of exploration and discovery, and a shared effort to reconnect with the ancient stories of the ocean and humpback whales. Along the way, the team collected skin samples, fluke IDs, behavioural data, and environmental DNA samples to gain new insights into the lives and health of humpback whales across the region.