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From space, the planet is blue
From space, the planet is the territory,
not of humans, but of the whale.

(Heathcote Williams)

 
THE PROJECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founded on the bases of the Caribbean specificities,the OCEAN OBSERVATORY project was created in 2001 in "Port de Plaisance du Marin, Martinique". It is based on the creation of an information network relayed and shared by scientific institutes, local populations, nautical tourists as well as international media.

OBJECTIVES

This environmental watch aims at the emergence of a long lasting collective awareness, whose final objective is the protection of Cetaceans and marine ecosystem. The actions and plans of development that ensues are aimed towards the conservation of the natural patrimony, in due respect of environmental and economic resources of every island.

Based on these considerations, the three main diretctions of the Ocean Observatory project have been define as followed:

1) Information and awareness.

2) Scientific research.

3) Creation of cetaceans observation network.