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Nutrition

For long-term stays in an underwater station, a plan for ideal nutrition is required, which takes into account the special circumstances such as increased-pressure environments and reduced sunlight. This section will discuss the specific requirements and the resulting dietary recommendations, which include environmental considerations (avoidance of waste…), safety precautions (avoidance of contamination of the habitat atmosphere…) and alternative sources of supply (own production, finished products…). Some considerations will require a certain design of the corresponding habitat sections. Contact us for access to the whole article.

Image from Wikimedia Commons; Obrer / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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Rob Bryan joins CalamarPark

We are happy to announce that Rob Bryan has joined our team as technical and business advisor.

Rob worked for the US habitat ‘Aquarius’ and has extensive experience as a saturation technician in the commercial diving industry. He has rebuilt 8-man saturation systems, several bell bounce systems and a larger number of deck decompression chambers. He is highly experienced in all phases of marine tourism, and is the  founder of “Blue Heart of the Planet”, a public benefit corp for ocean conservation/restoration and sustainability.

He holds Master Degrees in Business (MBA) and Project Management (MPM) as well as a Bachelor in Technical Management (BSTM). He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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Solar Lily to power undersea station

Oregon Department of Transportation / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)(Updated 22.06.2022: new structure of whole article) Solar power and an undersea habitat does not seem to fit each other. But in 2012 we had the idea of a device that opens its harvesters only if the conditions are appropriate just like a hibiscus blossom at dawn. We called it a Solar Lily.

This chapter is divided into the following sections:

  • A Bionic Shape for harvesting solar energy
  • Controlling
  • Additional functions

Our extensive analysis and proposals are part of the design manual.

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Conshelf and BayLab on Wikipedia

Conshelf IIBy adding information about Conshelf IV and V the article on Wikipedia (german) concerning the whole series of Cousteaus Conshelf habitats is finally finished. It took a long time to gather all available data, but in the end the article deserves reading and provides plenty of valuable details for future endeavors. We tried to compensate the lack of free images by creating our own illustrations, which are free available on the media repository Wikimedia Commons under creative commons licence. We gladly assist anyone who is willing to translate the article to his language. Just drop a mail.

The same applies for the Wikipedia (german) article of Morgan Wells habitat BayLab, which is online as of now.

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11th International Symposium on Underwater Research

Mart will have a presentation about “Underwater habitats for use in marine research” at the eleventh annual meeting of the International Symposium on Underwater Research (ISUR). Hope to see you there.

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21. Sualtı Bilim ve Teknoloji Toplantısı

16-17 Kasım 2018 tarihleri arasında, “Kemer Deniz Bilimleri Haftası 2018” kapsamında düzenlenecek olan 21. Sualtı Bilim ve Teknoloji Toplantısı’nda, “Deniz araştırmalarında kullanmak üzere İnsanlı Sualtı İstasyonları” başlıklı konu altında Mart tarafından sözlü sunum yapılacak.

 

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HUNUC

The following article was published by CalamarPark on Wikipedia in German. Feel free to correct grammar mistakes of this translation and publish it on Wikipedia in English. The illustration has also been made available by CalamarPark and is accessible on Wikimedia under the Creative Commons Licence [CC BY-SA 4.0].

HUNUC (abbreviation for Habitat of the University of Natal Underwater Club) was South Africas first underwater laboratory. However, the facility was destroyed shortly after its positioning due to conceptual errors and bad weather conditions. Continue reading “HUNUC”