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Thirty years ago, John F. Kennedy observed that although 70 percent of the earth is covered by water, mankind lavished more money, energy and time on studying the surface of the moon than on learning about the oceans of our own planet.
And sadly, despite enormous improvements in technology, we still focus more on the stars above than on the seas around us.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute can be a pioneer in redressing that lunatic imbalance. By focusing on everything from marine biology to the technology of underwater exploration and deep-ocean ecology, by offering the public glimpses of all the wonders beneath the surface, the Institute will foster a greater appreciation and understanding of this last critical frontier.
We are now just beginning to realize how little we know about the sea. There are vast regions unexplored, secret species undiscovered, countless marvels unimagined.
As man takes bold steps into the future, the Institute will be there to record his progress for a waiting world.
May 8, 1940 - February 11, 2007