Mission Aquarius: Spawning the Next Generation of Seekers and Solvers

July 3, 2012

This July, Mission Blue’s founder Dr. Sylvia Earle will team up with One World One Ocean for a 6-day mission to Aquarius Reef Base — the mission has been dubbed “Mission Aquarius.”

As previously reported by Mission Blue, Aquarius Reef Base, located off Key Largo, Florida, is the world’s only fully-functional underwater laboratory dedicated to marine science, education and outreach and ocean exploration. While the Mission Aquarius team will oversee an ambitious research agenda, outreach and education about Aquarius and the many scientific achievements it’s helped support will also take center stage.

Starting July 16, One World One Ocean and Mission Blue will be reporting in real-time from the Aquarius Habitat. One World One Ocean will bring our followers live interviews and real-time footage that highlights the scientific research conducted by the mission team. At a time when the budget supporting this crucial scientific instrument is being cut, the mission will also highlight how Aquarius increases ocean awareness and conservation.

For an introduction to the upcoming Mission Aquarius, watch the short video below that was put together by One World One Ocean.