International Ocean Stations

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Cesar Harada:

"My long term goal beyond unmanned remotely operated probes (Protei), is the development of the next generation of inhabitable ocean laboratories. Since 2009 with a group of collaborators, we have been developing a new type of vessel that is extremely low-cost, safe and that would permit the deployment of floating exploration laboratories around the oceans. The concept is a semi-spherical structure that is flexible and filled with water : the structure cannot be flipped over, it remains stable in the worst weather conditions permitting researchers to stay on board for extended time periods. Many of these floating laboratories would operate around the world providing real-time environmental data with Open technologies. We have 1 International Space Station that took more than 150 billion dollars and 25 years to develop ; I believe that in a few years we can develop many International Ocean Stations for a fraction of the cost for greater good.

We need to understand and protect our oceans better. The ocean is where life comes from, and it is also the future of our world growing population when it comes to food, energy, transport and security." (https://sites.google.com/a/opensailing.net/protei/news/proteiatpicnicfestivalsept17182012amsterdam)