Exploring Ocean depths and the Undersea Voyager Project.

Google Tech Talks
August 27, 2008

ABSTRACT

The Undersea Voyager Project is a multi phase program developed by undersea explorer, Capt. Scott Cassell, founder and CEO of Undersea Voyager Project (a non profit research, and undersea exploration company). The Undersea Voyager Project is designed to utilize manned submersibles to take a physical look at the first 100-1,000 feet of seawater, (which is the largest environment on Earth) on a five year continuing mission to explore the unseen as they circumnavigate the Earth underwater. The UVP will break several existing world records and set even more.

It has been suggested this project equals man's first steps on the moon. The focus is on the seas relationship with the global climate, and the discovery of new life. To explore to further man's knowledge of the most hostile environment on Earth, the deep sea.

Scott will speak of this past experiences in undersea marine research (including his work with giant squid), his present work at Undersea Voyager and future plans for ocean exploration.

Speaker: Scott Cassell
Captain Scott Cassell, President and CEO of Undersea Voyager Project. Since 1977, Scott has accumulated over 12,000 hours of drive time. He is a USCG Qualified Submersible Pilot/Captain with over 1200 dives. A former Advanced Diving Medical Technician Instructor (1 of 10 in the USA), Commercial Diving Instructor, and Hyperbaric Medical Technician Instructor he taught for years at the College Of Oceaneering. He is also a PADI Instructor. His film and documentary credits include undersea cameraman for nearly 20 documentaries and host / presenter on several documentaries on several networks including Disney, MTV Wildboyz, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC and the History Channel.

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[Irratzo]

BORING?!! Have you looked through to 42 minutes? That's the first footage of a living non-captured giant squid I've seen in my life and that I even know of exists. The japanese footage of the gsquid on a jig has hundred thousands of views.

And the numbers, the imagery the enthusiasm for understanding life out there he comes up with is contagious! Scott Cassell is one of Humboldt's true heirs.

Staggeringly amazing video! I so wish to dive there and learn about Humboldt squid.

[Eclectean]

This man is going to revolutionize our understanding of the underworld. Watch out you sarcastic non believers, Google knows a good thing when they see it. Just stay tuned...

[Agora2021]

A giant squid for every person on the planet? Holy shit, that is amazing.

[IOTRAMBO]

i wish there were more people who likes to do this for living... thumbs up

[Zamboro]

@Irratzo

It does seem like it's going to be boring in the first 30 seconds so a lot of people probably quit before it gets amazing. Such is our attention span these days. Really staggeringly cool video.

[RangerDanger66]

THUMBS UP IF U WATCHED THE WHOLE THING! :D

[TheJuzy]

Guys... The squids reproduce 10 times faster than a human...

our waters will be full of squids in just a matter of time.... we won't have fishsticks anymore... it will be squidsticks x)

[Viro5050]

Makes me want to play spore again.

[zapfanzapfan]

Cool guy, cool subject, fantastic pictures and video. A must see!!!

[Rennpanzer]

He said 1000ft in a submersible - totally plausible.

[varsityeagle89]

great presentation

[GRIFFEN102]

Scott is a great guy. I have known him for many years now and love to see his continued success. He was once my Physiology instructor. Way to make things happen, Scott!