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Aquarius Reef Base

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Aquarius Reef Base is the world's only undersea research station dedicated to advancing science and education http://t.co/PDENzv8oAQ

 Key Largo, FL - Conch Reef
aquarius.fiu.edu
Joined April 2009
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While dive ops at Aquarius have been temporarily suspended due to Covid-19, a virtual dive may be the next best thing. @FIUCASE @FIUEnvironment theweathernetwork.com/ca/new…
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NEEMO-2 aquanaut Suni Williams talks exploration with WHOI Tim Shank in 'Exploring Inner and Outer Space' on Wednesday at 7:30p EST. @NASA_NEEMO @FIUCASE @FIUEnvironment whoi.edu/ocean-encounters/
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Italian astronaut and NEEMO-20 aquanaut Luca Parmitano sent the United Nations an important message about climate change. bit.ly/2OEu9pL @FIUCASE
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Aquarius on CBS News - 'Eye on Earth' series. @FIUCASE @FIUdc cbsn.ws/2kjMOu2
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Final mission preps for Seatest...the two-day engineering precursor to NEEMO-23. Aquanauts splashdown today. @FIUCASE
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Astronauts Are Heading Under the Sea to Test Moon Mission Tech. space.com/astronauts-explore… @FIUCASE @FIUdc
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Aquarius back in action: NEEMO-23 training to begin next week. keysnews.com/article/story/a… @FIUCASE @FIUdc
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Did you check out NEEMO-9 Aquanaut Nicole Stott's TEDx Orlando Talk? Cool. bit.ly/2GLNJfj
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Jason VII (1996) aquanaut Andrea Grottoli - the importance of studying coral microbiomes. bit.ly/2HA2YIW @FIUCASE
Andrea Grottoli and DJ Roller aboard Aquarius (Jason VII, 1996)

ALT Andrea Grottoli and DJ Roller aboard Aquarius (Jason VII, 1996)

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NEEMO-19 Aquanaut Herve Stevenin part of a team testing ESPRIT module airlock design (for Gateway - a new habitable outer space structure planned for 2023). bit.ly/2HhOYUZ @FIUCASE
NEEMO-19 Aquanaut team (Stevenin second from right).

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Bid on a chance to dive Aquarius...and save the mangroves to boot! bit.ly/2TAQRSm
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Where Have All the Aquanauts Gone? The Story of Sealab at How Stuff Works bit.ly/2u3yjMp @FIUCASE
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Relatively rare career opportunity working on the Aquarius team open until March 3. bit.ly/2V5isYX @FIUCASE
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Must see TV. Ben Hellwarth's PBS special 'Sealab' premieres tonight #SealabPBS. Ben is a champion of Aquarius and the need for man's continued presence beneath the sea nyti.ms/2Spv93U @FIUCASE @FIUdc
Sealab image: Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

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Update: The LSB mooring system is currently being reinstalled and the Buoy will be towed from Miami and redeployed over Aquarius in the coming weeks. @FIUCASE @FIUWater
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FIU scientific diving class getting work done at Aquarius. @FIUCASE @FIUWater
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Innovative device that allows researchers to study the metabolism of coral underwater to once again be used at Aquarius in September. bit.ly/2LXGtNP @FIUCASE @FIUWater
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Remember, 2018 International Year of the Reef. Get involved... iyor2018.org/ @FIUCASE
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At the Magnet Schools of America annual conference in Chicago to unveil the new Aquarius academic enterprise. Stop by and see us if you’re here...@FIUCASE
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