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FON MEMBER FEATURE
the ‘International Space Station’ of the Ocean
Ahealthy Ocean is indispensable to solving the planet’s biggest problems. Challenges created by climate change, rising sea levels, extreme storms and viruses represent a multi-trillion-dollar risk to the global economy.
“No ocean, no life. Despite its essential role, we’ve only explored 5% of the ocean, and our ability to understand and protect it greatly depends on effective marine science and research, and to inspire and engage with the broader public. Yet, there exists no modern research habitat to perform in situ experiments at depth within the ocean dramatically limiting essential research and critical data collection”, says Fabien Cousteau, visionary behind PROTEUSTM.
PROTEUSTM is envisioned as the ‘International Space Station’ of the Ocean. Fabien and team are building Proteus as a labo- ratory habitat and collaborative global network of research insti- tutions, public and private sector entities, and Universities that will accelerate research and development, drive solutions, build business opportunities, and connect the world to our Ocean.
Fabien Cousteau’s PROTEUSTM.
Concept designs by Yves Béhar and fuseproject
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