Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
REVENUE
Revenues	$ 203,064	$ 288,739
OPERATING EXPENSES
Marketing, general and administrative	4,034,527	1,815,923
Operations and research	885,667	1,284,729
Total operating expenses	4,920,194	3,100,652
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS	(4,717,130)	(2,811,913)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income	409	388,532
Interest expense	(1,819,994)	(706,522)
Loss on equity method investment	(213,946)	0
Change in derivative liabilities fair value	7,854,902	3,046,886
Gain on debt extinguishment	0	21,478,614
Other	(183,273)	(1,323,353)
Total other income (expense)	5,638,098	22,884,157
INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	920,968	20,072,244
Income tax benefit	0	0
NET INCOME / (LOSS)	920,968	20,072,244
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	2,577,056	2,235,443
NET INCOME / (LOSS) attributable to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.	$ 3,498,024	$ 22,307,687
NET INCOME / (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic (See Note 2)	$ 0.17	$ 1.13
Diluted (See Note 2)	$ (0.18)	$ 1.12
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	20,425,934	19,666,459
Diluted	26,658,100	19,878,544
Marine services [Member]
REVENUE
Revenues	$ 203,064	$ 271,375
Operating and other [Member]
REVENUE
Revenues	$ 0	$ 17,364

Loss on equity method investment.

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- Definition

The aggregate costs incurred (1) for the marine operating costs such as vessel and related equipment operations and maintenance, crew and technical labor, fuel, provisions and supplies, port fees and depreciation, costs related to operating and supporting the attraction exhibit and (2) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new or additional knowledge with the belief that such knowledge will be useful in assisting in the location of targeted sites.

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