UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                        Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    676118102
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2008
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).









                                Page 1 of 8 Pages






CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 2 of 8 Pages


     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

            GLG North American Opportunity Fund
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                               (a)  [X]
                                                               (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                    0
SHARES         -----------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    1,943,100 Shares

                    2,564,200 Preferred Shares, convertible into 2,564,200
                    Shares  (See Item 4)

OWNED BY       -----------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
REPORTING      -----------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    1,943,100 Shares

                    2,564,200 Preferred Shares, convertible into 2,564,200
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
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     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
             1,943,100 Shares

             2,564,200 Preferred Shares, convertible into 2,564,200 Shares
             (See Item 4)
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     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                           [ ]
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     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
             8.21% (See Item 4)
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     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO





CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 3 of 8 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

            GLG Partners LP
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                               (a)  [X]
                                                               (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                    0
SHARES         -----------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)

OWNED BY       -----------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
REPORTING      -----------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH:  (8)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            3,710,172 Shares

            3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600 Shares
            (See Item 4)
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                           [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
            9.90% (See Item 4)
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            PN
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CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 4 of 8 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            GLG Partners Limited
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                               (a)  [X]
                                                               (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                    0
SHARES         -----------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
OWNED BY       -----------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
REPORTING      -----------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH:   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            3,710,172 Shares

            3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600 Shares
            (See Item 4)
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                           [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
            9.90% (See Item 4)
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            IA, HC
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CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 5 of 8 Pages

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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            GLG Partners, Inc.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                               (a)  [X]
                                                               (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                    0
SHARES         -----------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
OWNED BY       -----------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    0
REPORTING      -----------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH:   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    3,710,172 Shares

                    3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600
                    Shares  (See Item 4)
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            3,710,172 Shares

            3,447,600 Preferred Shares, convertible into 3,447,600 Shares
            (See Item 4)
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                           [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
            9.90% (See Item 4)
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
            CO
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CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 6 of 7 Pages

This Amendment No. 3 (this "Amendment") amends the statement on Schedule 13G
filed on March 21, 2005, as amended by Amendment No.1 filed on February 14, 2007
and Amendment No. 2 filed on February 14, 2008, (as amended, the "Schedule 13G")
with respect to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
"Shares") of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this
Amendment have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13G. This Amendment amends
and restates Items 2(a)and 4 in their entirety as set forth below.

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing

         This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, who
         are collectively referred to herein as "Reporting Persons," with
         respect to the Shares:

         FUND

         (i)   GLG North American Opportunity Fund (the "NAO Fund"), with
               respect to the Shares held by it.

         INVESTMENT MANAGER

         (ii)  GLG Partners LP (the "Investment Manager"), with respect to the
               Shares held by the NAO Fund and certain other funds and managed
               accounts to which the Investment Manager serves as investment
               manager (collectively the "GLG Funds").

         GENERAL PARTNER

         (iii) GLG Partners Limited (the "General Partner"), which serves as
               the general partner of the Investment Manager, with respect to
               the Shares held by each of the GLG Funds.

         PARENT COMPANY

         (iv)  GLG Partners, Inc. (the "Parent Company"), which indirectly
               wholly owns the General Partner, with respect to the Shares held
               by each of the GLG Funds.

         The Investment Manager serves as the investment manager to each of the
         GLG Funds. The General Partner serves as the general partner to the
         Investment Manager. The Parent Company indirectly wholly owns the
         General Partner.

Item 4.   Ownership

            Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

         The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 -
         11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is
         incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. Based
         upon the Company's Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q on November 10,
         2008 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008, the Company had





CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 7 of 8 Pages


         52,348,386 Shares outstanding as of November 3, 2008. In calculating
         the percentage of Shares held by the Reporting Persons, we assumed the
         conversion of the reported convertible preferred stock. The Reporting
         Persons cannot convert their entire holdings of the reported Preferred
         Shares until such time as the Reporting Persons would not beneficially
         after any such conversion own more than 9.90% of the outstanding Common
         Stock.

         The Investment Manager, which serves as the investment manager to each
         of the GLG Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all
         Shares owned by the GLG Funds. The Investment Manager exercises its
         investment authority directly or indirectly through various entities,
         including, without limitation, GLG Inc. The General Partner, as general
         partner to the Investment Manager, may be deemed to be the beneficial
         owner of all Shares owned by the GLG Funds. Each of Emmanuel Roman,
         Pierre Lagrange and Noam Gottesman are Managing Directors of the
         General Partner. The Parent Company, which indirectly wholly owns the
         General Partner, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all Shares
         owned by the GLG Funds. Each of the Investment Manager, the General
         Partner, the Parent Company, GLG Inc., Emmanuel Roman, Pierre Lagrange
         and Noam Gottesman hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any
         such Shares, except for their pecuniary interest therein.





CUSIP No. 676118102                   13G/A                  Page 8 of 8 Pages

                                   SIGNATURES

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to
it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

Dated: February 10, 2009

GLG NORTH AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FUND
    By: GLG Partners LP, its Investment Manager

GLG PARTNERS LP
    Individually and in its capacity as Investment Manager of GLG North American
    Opportunity Fund

    By: /s/ Victoria Parry
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        Name:  Victoria Parry
        Title: Senior Legal Counsel of GLG Partners LP

GLG PARTNERS LIMITED
    Individually and in its capacity as General Partner of GLG Partners LP

    By: /s/ Emmanuel Roman
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        Name:  Emmanuel Roman
        Title: Managing Director



GLG PARTNERS, INC.

    By: /s/ Alejandro R. San Miguel
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        Name: Alejandro R. San Miguel
        Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary