Founder and Board Chairman Fabien Cousteau emphasized the habitat’s potential for public engagement: “My grandfather showed the world the ocean through film. Proteus will let people experience it live through VR, live streams, and interactive experiments. We are entering the decade of ocean discovery.”

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Proteus Ocean Group has announced a major milestone in its mission to establish a permanent, modular underwater research habitat. In a joint briefing with the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, the company confirmed that the first phase of its namesake habitat is on track for deployment off the coast of Curaçao by Q3 2026.