Major Projects Foundation

Xmas has come early for @MajorProjects with our inclusion in a coalition of international experts developing a global strategic response to the threat of polluting wrecks! With @LR_Foundation, @IUCN, @oceanfdn, @IIcuch, @waves_group and others! lr.org/en/knowledge/h…

Hugely proud to have completed the first archaeological survey (and first dives in 38 years!) of the I-124 Japanese Submarine. As always massive thanks to our team and supporters for making these complex projects possible. #scuba #Archaeology #research youtube.com/watch?v=7KbRG0…

Expedition success! In late 2022, following COVID-19 related delays, we undertook our first field visit to Federated States of Micronesia as part of the @dfat -funded WWII Shipwreck Pollution Mitigation Project. We look forward to continuing this work with our partners in 2023!

Congratulations to our Research Director @ARCHAEOTechnic for being recognised by the @ExplorersClub and joining this incredible group of people. Every bit counts towards our mission of protecting the Pacific from polluting WWII wrecks!

Success! The first archaeological survey of the Japanese Submarine I-124 (protected under the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018) by the Major Projects Foundation. abc.net.au/news/2022-11-2…

It's a TEAM effort to get epic projects like this going. Thanks to AusGov DFAT, SPREP, FSM Govt, Chuuk Govt and their agencies EPA, HPO, NACH and DECCEM. A shout out to Peter Morris, Dianne Tosland, Austin Baird, Jane Daniels of AusP3 and Paul Adams for his unwavering vision.

We're finally going back to Chuuk this month!!! Decaying World War II wrecks in Truk Lagoon contain oil that poses an imminent threat to the local environment and people. Thanks to AusGov DFAT and SPREP, we will help FSM manage this risk. youtube.com/watch?v=jtqnli…

"The United States is committed to the safe removal and disposal of unexploded ordnance, and hereby acknowledges the concerns of Pacific Island States regarding other remnants of World War II" whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Excited to be presenting ‘Ghost Wrecks of the Pacific’ at the @OZTekDive #Scuba Conference Saturday at 4.30 pm. Come along for your fix of #wrecks, #marine #archaeology and #photogrammetry!

Can’t wait for the @OZTekDive Conference in a few weeks! Come along and hear what we have been up to at the @MajorProjects & some exciting news that will be keeping us busy for the next couple of years! #scuba #archaeology #wreck #pollution #action #oilspill #BluePaciific

AIMA members! The next Ahoy meeting is tomorrow evening at 6pm (AEST) check you emails for further details. This meeting we will also have a talk by the fantastic @Super__Kat. See you there!

🗣Happening now: Day one of the two-day national consultation workshop on the importance of protecting #UnderwaterCulturalHeritage in #RMI 🇲🇭

A new post by @NewSecurityBeat explores the legacy of more than 120yrs. of #war. #Military #hazards that #climatechange can “wake up”, include landmines, toxic waste, and #nuclear materials. #Ukraine, #Iraq and #Greenland offer some examples. t.ly/55IN @ELIORG

The legacies of WW2 and nuclear testing have left over 1,290 potentially polluting shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Explore how @MajorProjects are aiming the mitigate the impacts of these wrecks in our latest edition! j.mp/2Z4VCIr

Latest research alert 🚨! digital.ecomagazine.com/publication/?i… @ecoMagNews in partnership with @MissionBlue presents our latest collab with @CGGcompany , @udceoe, @SEARCH_Inc & @SprepChannel showing the impact of #marinepollution from wrecks at the Bikini Atoll @UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With lockdown keeping us stuck at home we took the opportunity to speak with @DiveNewZealand about our mission to remove the threat of pollution from #WWII #wrecks. Their latest edition (and our interview) can be found here yumpu.com/en/document/vi… #Scuba #MarinePollution

To understand more about the ongoing struggle for Bikini Atoll please visit the Kili-Bikini-Ejit Local Government's webpage bikiniatoll.online

75 years ago 12 ships laden with oil & munitions were sunk in Bikini Atoll by Atomic Test Baker. Working with @CGGcompany, @udceoe & @SEARCH_Inc we have revealed for the first time the continuing impact these wrecks are having! #MarinePollution #SeaScope satelliteblog.cgg.com/seascope-forgo…

Things have been busy here at MPF….we’re extremely honoured that our research on polluting WWII shipwrecks is being showcased at @ExplorersClub Global Exploration Summit in Portugal! #glex2021 #togetherinexploration #expandingworld #theexplorersclub youtube.com/watch?v=RCtaLj…...

Honoured to present our research into potentially polluting wrecks in the "Maritime Emergencies: Science Informing Response and Recovery of Oil Spills at Sea” session at @AMSAconf. Raising awareness about this urgent issue one presentation at a time! #AMSA2021