OceanX
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OceanX is an ocean exploration initiative founded by Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, and his son Mark Dalio.[1] An initiative of Dalio Philanthropies,[2] OceanX is a “mission to explore the ocean and bring it back to the world.”[3] OceanX combines science, technology and media[4] to explore and raise awareness for the oceans and “create a community engaged with protecting them.” [5] The initiative also supports and facilitates ocean research for scientists, science institutions, media companies and philanthropy partners.[1]
MV Alucia[]
OceanX’s marine research vessel the MV Alucia, is a 56-meter research and exploration vessel utilized in the organization’s research and filming expeditions. The vessel is outfitted with two deep-sea submersibles (Triton Submersibles models 3300/3 - named Nadir - and the Deep Rover 2), both rated for a maximum depth of 1,000 meters; an A-star helicopter and helipad; dry and wet science labs; 8K Red cameras, low-light submersible cameras and custom underwater camera housings; and a media room.[6]
OceanX Media[]
OceanX Media (formerly Alucia Productions) is the media production arm of OceanX.[7] OceanX Media worked with the BBC Earth on the nature documentary series Blue Planet II, taking BBC Studios on nine missions that contributed to four episodes of the series,[8][9] including Episode 2, The Deep, in which OceanX and BBC conducted the first-ever deep-sea submersible dives to the Antarctic seafloor.[10][11] The episode was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.[12] A video from the dive won the Webby Award in Social: Education and Discovery in 2019.[13] The video was directed by OceanX Media Creative Director Mark Dalio.[14]
Alongside BBC Earth, OceanX Media co-produced Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Giant Screen companion film to Blue Planet II.[15][16] The film is sponsored by Microsoft.[17]
OceanX Media content has also been featured in media outlets including Mashable,[11] Business Insider,[18] Scientific American,[19] Earther,[20] and Discovery Channel Canada.[21]
Accomplishments[]
OceanX missions and missions aboard the MV Alucia have been responsible for:
- Capturing the first-ever footage of the Giant Squid[22]
- Exploring the Australian barrier reef with Sir David Attenborough for the Emmy Award-winning series Great Barrier Reef [22]
- Exploring the ocean’s blue holes for the Emmy Award-winning series Years of Living Dangerously[23]
- Discovery of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447[24]
- Discovery of the Jaguar catshark[3]
- Discovery of over 180 new species of bioluminescent fish[25]
- The first-ever open-water test of Orpheus, a deep-sea drone prototype developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to explore the oceanographic hadal zone and Saturn’s moon Europa.[18][26]
Partners[]
In addition to its internal science and media operations, OceanX partners with several media, science and philanthropy organizations to facilitate and support their ocean research.[27] Partners include the American Museum of Natural History, BBC Studios, filmmaker James Cameron, photographer Paul Nicklen, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, explorer Sylvia Earle,[1] and scientists Edith Widder[19] and Samantha Joye.[20]
OceanX co-created the #OurBluePlanet digital initiative with BBC Earth with the goal of getting 1 billion people talking about the oceans.[28][29]
In 2018, OceanX partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to commit $185 million over four years to ocean exploration and protection efforts.[30]
References[]
- ^ a b c OceanX. "Announcing the Launch of OceanX, a Bold New Mission to Explore the Ocean and Bring it Back to the World". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Ocean Exploration and Awareness". www.daliophilanthropies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b "OceanX: Discover the Space Few Have Dared Explore". OceanX. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "OceanX Aims to Inspire Human Connection to the Sea". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Loria, Kevin. "The founder of the world's largest hedge fund is launching a new mission to explore the ocean — and says it's 'more exciting and more important' than going to Mars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "MV Alucia Specification Sheet" (PDF). OceanX.
- ^ "OceanX Media". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Inside the 'Blue Planet II' Dive Into the Deep Sea". Oceans. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Schultz, Abby. "Mark Dalio and OceanX Combine Science and Storytelling". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "OceanX Goes 3,000 Feet Under Antarctic Waters". ROAM. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Freedman, Andrew (2018-03-08). "Antarctica's seafloor is teeming with life, rare submersible footage shows". Mashable.
- ^ Blue Planet II - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-02
- ^ "The Deepest Dive in Antarctica Reveals a Sea Floor Teeming With Life – OceanX & BBC Earth -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "OceanX's Video Wins Best Video in Social: Education and Discovery Category in the 23rd Annual Webby Awards". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Postcards from the Deep Ocean by a Veteran Filmmaker". Goop. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Centre, Ontario Science. "Discover a spectacular world of life beneath the waves at the Ontario Science Centre with Oceans: Our Blue Planet". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Microsoft to Sponsor Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Newest Film from BBC Earth, Giant Screen Films and OceanX Media". Giant Screen Cinema Association. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Brueck, Hilary. "NASA is testing a new submarine that will hunt for undiscovered sea life — and scientists eventually want it to look for aliens on Europa". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Saplakoglu, Yasemin. "Submersibles Peer into the Greatest Living Light Show on Earth [Video]". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b Funes, Yessenia. "This Badass Woman Explores the Deep Sea to Help Us Save It". Earther. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Daily Planet | Science News and Video Clips". Discovery. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b "The Final Frontier...with Mark Dalio from OceanX". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ National Geographic (2016-11-03), What Blue Holes Have to Say About Climate Change | Years of Living Dangerously, retrieved 2019-04-02
- ^ Hylton, Wil S. (2011-05-04). "What Happened to Air France Flight 447?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Creatures Of Light Bioluminescence". OceanX. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Kaufman, Mark. "NASA dropped a space exploration robot into Cape Cod's waters to reach the darkest unknowns". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Jr, Tom Huddleston (2018-06-05). "Ray Dalio, James Cameron launch OceanX". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Our Blue Planet | BBC Earth". Our Blue Planet. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "BBC #OurBluePlanet (@OurBluePlanet) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio's OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection". Bloomberg Philanthropies. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
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