May 15th, 2015, I am very proud to announce the creation of the Octopus Foundation, a Swiss foundation, based in Lausanne, dedicated to oceans’ exploration and knowledge. With a double research objective in the fields of underwater archaeology and marine biology, the Octopus Foundation wishes to bring to the attention of a broader audience the…
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End of May, beginning of June 2015, the Octopus Foundation has organized a pilot mission in Greece, more precisely in Fiskardo, at the Northern tip of Kephalonia island, in the Ionian sea. The chosen site is the location of a Beaufighter bomber’s crash at the end of World War II. This site has no longer archeological value…
The Octopus Foundation is very proud to welcome its first Director of operations, Mr. Ariel Fuchs. A highly experienced diver, marine biologist, underwater photographer, journalist and leader of several oceanic expeditions, Ariel is a key asset for the Foundation. He will be responsible, among other things, for organizing the different expeditions and missions around the…
Following the framework of its development strategy, the Octopus Foundation has met with IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and presented the Foundation’s goals in the area of helping rising knowledge in the fields of marine biology and marine biodiversity. The presentation took place at IUCN headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, with Mr. Carl-Gustav Lundin, Director…
Complying with its strategy to seek for academic support within the underwater archaeology field, the Octopus Foundation has met with Mr. Michel L’Hour, head of DRASSM, (French department for underwater archaeological research and France’s operational entity under the authority of French Ministry of Culture) the one and only official organization dealing with underwater cultural heritage in…
To strengthen its international network support and make more visible its action towards key actors in the international scientific community, the Octopus Foundation has conducted a series of meeting at UNESCO. On the diplomatic side: Meeting with His Excellency Mr. Veis, Greek Ambassador at UNESCO in order to explain the Foundations’ projects in the area of…