The Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted six live “underwater classrooms” at NOAA’s Aquarius habitat, an underwater laboratory situated in sixty-two feet of water and located 9 miles off the coast of Key Largo in the Florida Keys.
Project SeaCAMEL was designed to inspire future marine scientists by providing them with an unparalleled opportunity for actual and virtual participation in coral reef science classes conducted underwater. Six “Aquanauts” lived in the Aquarius habitat and brought live coral reef classroom teaching to the world. The Aquanauts included scientists from KSLOF and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and The College of William and Mary. Dr. Mark Patterson from VIMS directed members of the research team (aquanauts) to test hypotheses on the cutting edge of marine science and coral reef ecology.
