Cousteau offers to build a laboratory with an area of over 1200 square meters at the bottom of the Caribbean sea. “Proteus” is a two-floor circular structure, standing on special supports. Will be located in the laboratory, personal space and a pool by which researchers can obtain access to the bottom of the ocean. It is not excluded that at the station equip a greenhouse for growing fruits and vegetables.
“the Study of the ocean a thousand times more important than the conquest of space for our survival, the trajectory of our future. It is our life support. This is the reason we exist on this planet,” said Cousteau. According to him, the project design is ready and the installation of “Proteus” will take three years, CNN reports.
