Florida gets its first underwater research habitat in around 40 years, where scientists will soon live beneath the ocean
- image AI generatedA new underwater habitat has taken its place on the seabed off the Florida Keys, offering scientists something they have not had in US waters for decades: a permanent place to live and work beneath the ocean for days at a time.
- Ocean infrastructure company DEEP has installed its Vanguard pilot habitat at Tennessee Reef inside the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Positioned 17 metres (56 feet) below the surface, the structure is entering its final commissioning phase before hosting its first research crews.
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- image AI generatedA new underwater habitat has taken its place on the seabed off the Florida Keys, offering scientists something they have not had in US waters for decades: a permanent place to live and work beneath the ocean for days at a time.
- Ocean infrastructure company DEEP has installed its Vanguard pilot habitat at Tennessee Reef inside the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Positioned 17 metres (56 feet) below the surface, the structure is entering its final commissioning phase before hosting its first research crews.
Sources: Times of India