Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
REVENUE
Revenue	$ 213,901	$ 175,876	$ 632,530	$ 637,190
OPERATING EXPENSES
Marketing, general and administrative	1,733,247	1,564,156	7,972,626	5,189,410
Operations and research	1,348,817	1,067,142	3,261,199	3,562,705
Total operating expenses	3,082,064	2,631,298	11,233,825	8,752,115
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS	(2,868,163)	(2,455,422)	(10,601,295)	(8,114,925)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income	108,047	655	115,770	412,611
Interest expense	(1,668,358)	(1,836,153)	(5,322,125)	(3,617,336)
Income / (Loss) on equity method investment	250,857	(190,000)	(96,508)	(190,000)
Change in derivative liabilities fair value	19,542,434	(1,859,147)	18,471,872	(1,574,658)
Gain / (Loss) on debt extinguishment	0	0	0	21,177,200
Gain/ (loss) sale of wholly owned entity	0	174,107	0	174,107
Residual Economic Interest In Shipwreck	439,006	0	9,839,006	0
Other	431,612	113,102	1,020,956	(1,494,581)
Total other income (expense)	19,103,598	(3,597,436)	24,028,971	14,887,343
INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	16,235,435	(6,052,858)	13,427,676	6,772,418
Income tax benefit	0	0	0	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST	16,235,435	(6,052,858)	13,427,676	6,772,418
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	2,452,801	2,239,573	7,231,481	6,790,375
NET INCOME/(LOSS) attributable to Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc	$ 18,688,236	$ (3,813,285)	$ 20,659,157	$ 13,562,793
NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic	$ 0.9	$ (0.19)	$ 1.01	$ 0.68
Diluted	$ 0.13	$ (0.19)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.46
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	20,665,783	20,025,067	20,524,779	19,871,381
Diluted	25,219,258	20,025,067	25,914,533	21,536,962
Marine Services [Member]
REVENUE
Revenue	$ 207,363	$ 190,699	$ 590,248	$ 628,907
Operating and Other [Member]
REVENUE
Revenue	$ 6,538	$ (14,823)	$ 42,282	$ 8,283

Gain loss on sale of wholly owned entity

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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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