OceanX

OceanX is an ocean exploration initiative founded by Mark Dalio and Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, an initiative by Dalio Philanthropies,[1] OceanX is a “mission to explore the ocean and bring it back to the world.[2] OceanX combines science, technology and media[3] to explore and raise awareness for the oceans and “create a community engaged with protecting them.”[4] The initiative also supports and facilitates ocean research for scientists, science institutions, media companies and philanthropy partners.[5]

MV Alucia

OceanX’s marine research vessel, the MV Alucia, is a 56-meter research and exploration vessel utilized in the organization’s research and filming expeditions. The vessel is outfitted with two deep-sea submersibles (Triton Submersibles models 3300/3 named Nadir and the Deep Rover 2), both rated for a maximum depth of 1,000 meters; an A-star helicopter and helipad; dry and wet science labs; 8K RED cameras, low-light submersible cameras and custom underwater camera housings; and a media room.[6]

OceanX Media

OceanX Media (formerly Alucia Productions) is the media production arm of OceanX.[7] OceanX Media worked with the BBC Earth on the nature documentary series Blue Planet II, taking BBC Studios on nine missions that contributed to four episodes of the series,[8][9] including Episode 2, The Deep, in which OceanX and BBC conducted the first-ever deep-sea submersible dives to the Antarctic seafloor.[10][11] The episode was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.[12] A video from the dive won the Webby Award in Social: Education and Discovery in 2019.[13] The video was directed by OceanX Media Creative Director Mark Dalio.[14]

Alongside BBC Earth, OceanX Media co-produced Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Giant Screen companion film to Blue Planet II.[15][16] The film is sponsored by Microsoft.[17]

OceanX Media content has also been featured in media outlets including Mashable,[11] Business Insider,[18] Scientific American,[19] Earther,[20] and Discovery Channel Canada.[21]

Accomplishments

OceanX missions and missions aboard the MV Alucia have been responsible for:

Partners

In addition to its internal science and media operations, OceanX partners with several media, science and philanthropy organizations to facilitate and support their ocean research.[27] Partners include the American Museum of Natural History, BBC Studios, filmmaker James Cameron, photographer Paul Nicklen, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, explorer Sylvia Earle,[5] and scientists Edith Widder[19] and Samantha Joye.[20]

OceanX co-created the #OurBluePlanet digital initiative with BBC Earth with the goal of getting 1 billion people talking about the oceans.[28][29]

In 2018, OceanX partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to commit $185 million over four years to ocean exploration and protection efforts.[30]

References

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  2. "OceanX: Discover the Space Few Have Dared Explore". OceanX. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. "OceanX Aims to Inspire Human Connection to the Sea". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  4. Loria, Kevin. "The founder of the world's largest hedge fund is launching a new mission to explore the ocean — and says it's 'more exciting and more important' than going to Mars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  5. OceanX. "Announcing the Launch of OceanX, a Bold New Mission to Explore the Ocean and Bring it Back to the World". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  6. "MV Alucia Specification Sheet" (PDF). OceanX.
  7. "OceanX Media". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. "Inside the 'Blue Planet II' Dive Into the Deep Sea". Oceans. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  9. Schultz, Abby. "Mark Dalio and OceanX Combine Science and Storytelling". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  10. "OceanX Goes 3,000 Feet Under Antarctic Waters". ROAM. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  11. Freedman, Andrew (2018-03-08). "Antarctica's seafloor is teeming with life, rare submersible footage shows". Mashable.
  12. Blue Planet II - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-02
  13. "The Deepest Dive in Antarctica Reveals a Sea Floor Teeming With Life – OceanX & BBC Earth -- The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  14. "OceanX's Video Wins Best Video in Social: Education and Discovery Category in the 23rd Annual Webby Awards". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  15. "Postcards from the Deep Ocean by a Veteran Filmmaker". Goop. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  16. Centre, Ontario Science. "Discover a spectacular world of life beneath the waves at the Ontario Science Centre with Oceans: Our Blue Planet". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  17. "Microsoft to Sponsor Oceans: Our Blue Planet, the Newest Film from BBC Earth, Giant Screen Films and OceanX Media". Giant Screen Cinema Association. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  18. Brueck, Hilary. "NASA is testing a new submarine that will hunt for undiscovered sea life — and scientists eventually want it to look for aliens on Europa". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  19. Saplakoglu, Yasemin. "Submersibles Peer into the Greatest Living Light Show on Earth [Video]". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  20. Funes, Yessenia (30 March 2018). "This Badass Woman Explores the Deep Sea to Help Us Save It". Earther. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  21. "Daily Planet | Science News and Video Clips". Discovery. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  22. "The Final Frontier...with Mark Dalio from OceanX". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  23. National Geographic (2016-11-03), What Blue Holes Have to Say About Climate Change | Years of Living Dangerously, retrieved 2019-04-02
  24. Hylton, Wil S. (2011-05-04). "What Happened to Air France Flight 447?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  25. "Creatures Of Light Bioluminescence". OceanX. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  26. Kaufman, Mark (March 2019). "NASA dropped a space exploration robot into Cape Cod's waters to reach the darkest unknowns". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  27. Huddleston, Tom Jr. (2018-06-05). "Ray Dalio, James Cameron launch OceanX". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  28. "Our Blue Planet | BBC Earth". Our Blue Planet. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  29. "BBC #OurBluePlanet (@OurBluePlanet) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  30. "Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio's OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection". Bloomberg Philanthropies. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
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