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M/V Alucia and the Dalio Ocean Initiative Rob Munier Vice President Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Vincent Pieribone Chairman Dalio Ocean Initiative
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M/VAlucia andtheDalioOceanInitiative
RobMunierVicePresident
WoodsHoleOceanographicInstitution
VincentPieriboneChairman
DalioOceanInitiative
• HistoricalPerspective- Rob• DalioOceanInitiative- Vincent• Discussion
FounderandPrincipal,BridgewaterAssociates
DalioFoundation,RayandBarbaraDalio
Founder,DalioOceanInitiative
• Philanthropist• Oceanenthusiastandadvocate• Ideasintoaction
RayDalio
M/VAlucia
M/VAluciaEx-Nadir56m1300tons42berths
InitialLink AirFranceFlight447
KeyMilestones
2011
AcquisitionofAlucia1st Aluciarefit
2012
FirstMission– GiantSquidWHOImanagementofAlucia
2013
AluciaProductionsfoundedAcquisitionofREMUS6000AcquisitionofUmbra
2014
REMUSleaseexecutedWHOImanagementofUmbra
2015
AcquisitionofVPRAluciabareboatcharterDalioOceanInitiativeestablished
2016
AcquiredVolstadSurveyorSoldUmbra
• Createacredibleoceanographiccapabilitythroughinvestmentsandpartnerships
• Focusonscienceandexploration• Createacapabilitytoaddressawarenessissue• Addmediaelement• Launchmissionsthatmeetahighscienceandmediabar• Createintegratedsolution
AnEvolutionaryProcess
Participateandenjoytheprocessalongtheway
M/VAlucia- Operations
CommercialArrangement
OwnedbyBetaMaritime(anSPE)OperatedbyWHOIunderbareboatcharterCharterrevenuesgotoWHOICapitalimprovementspaidbyBMasapproved
Submersibles
HOVTriton3person1000mToploadPlatformforHDimagery
HOVDeepRover22person1000mBottomloadPlatformforscienceandimagery
Helicopter
DiveSystem
AluciaMissionControl
Projects
FabricatenewsphereforDR2submersible2014
Providemotioncompensatedoceanographicwinchsystem 2013
Projects
M/VAluciaindrydock,BayShip&Yacht,Alameda,CA2015 Engineer,procureandinstallsooteliminationsystem 2013
REMUS6000
CommercialArrangement
OwnedbyDalioFoundationManagedbyWHOIunderleaseagreementAnnualO&MfeepaidtoWHOIProjectrevenuesgotoWHOIUseFeepaidtoDFperoperationaldayCapitalimprovementspaidbyDFasapproved
Projects
DeepbathymetricsurveysSearches
Remus6000 SpanishGalleonSanJose
VideoPlanktonRecorder
CommercialArrangement
OwnedbyDalioFoundationManagedbyWHOIunderno-costleaseChargedatcost;nofeeforuseCapitalimprovementspaidbyDFasapprovedGrantfordevelopmentofnextgenVPR
Projects
Trans-PacificTropicalAtlantic
Alucia OperationalSummary
Sciencemissions 26MediaMissions 15PrivateMissions 8
Total 49
ShipyardPeriods 4Maintenanceperiods 2CrossingsofthePacific 2CrossingstoAntarctica 3
Countriesvisited 20
US Japan Micronesia Palau NewZealand SolomonIslands AustraliaPapuaNewGuinea Indonesia Vanuatu FrenchPolynesia EasterIslandFiji CostaRica Panama Mexico Chile Antarctica Uruguay Brazil
Partners
VesselOperationAreas
Research
Hughen andApprill Micronesia 2013
Moore NewZealand 2013
Soule etal Galapagos 2015
Research
Buesseleretal Bikini 2015
Pineda etal Panama 2015Jenouvrier etal Antarctica 2015-2016
2015
WhaleSharks,Galapagos Pretoma
Technology
NereidHybridTetherOpticalCommunicationsCPICS
DalioExploreFund
PeerReviewedPublications
Media
BBCNHKAtlanticProductionsAluciaProductionsMFFSilverback
ThreeThumbsUp
¨ Goodscience¨ Goodmedia¨ Economicsustainability
“ThreeThumbsUp”Missions
GiantSquid NHK Japan BioluminescenceAMNH SolomonIslands
Documentary GreatBarrierReef DavidAttenboroughYearsofLivingDangerously Bahamas,Turks&Caicos,Haiti
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Location Dates Mission Media Partner Science
Montevideo,Uruguay Mar - Apr Maintenance &
ABS Survey N/A
1. Sao Paulo Coast, Brazil Apr 24 - May 5 Bioluminescence
Discovery
2. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil May 15 - 28
Spinner Dolphins & CookiecutterSharks
3. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil June 1 -14 Spinner Dolphins TBD1
4. St. Paul’s Rock, Brazil June 18 - Jul 9 Hydrothermal
Vents
5. Mouth of Amazon, Brazil Jul 13 - 26 Coral Discovery
& Exploration
6. Transit from the Amazon to Cartagena
Jul 30 – Aug 10 VPR II Transit N/A
7. Cartagena, Colombia Aug 14 – Sep 3
Deep-seaExploration& CICelebrityEvent
8. Florida Sep 13 - 24 Lophelia Reefs
9. Cuba Oct 12 - 27 RTD trip N/A Approval Requested
10. Cuba Oct 31 – Nov 11 Gardens of theQueen
11. Cuba Nov 12 – 24 Bioluminescence
2017VesselMissionPartnershipSummary
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5
7
8
Missions with approved VCMs
Missions with VCM approval requested
Required maintenance stops
2&3
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9, 10,& 11
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291. Contractual breach CNN with Phillipe Cousteau – exploring mission options later in year.
SettingtheStage
¨ InvestmentinInfrastructure
¨ O&M
¨ Accesstoresources¨ Anewmodel¨ Nimble
An opportunity for partnerships
