Beginning on March 1, 2023, Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, FL  will host Project NEPTUNE 100, a 100-day undersea mission to support marine research and conservation. Sponsored and managed by Marine  Resources Development Foundation (MRDF)/  MarineLab, the project aims to boost support for  marine conservation from its unique undersea base on the bottom of a mangrove lagoon. 

Distinguished hyperbaric medicine researcher and diving explorer Dr. Joe Dituri, Ph.D., DMT,CDR-US Navy (ret) will be the Aquanaut in residence for the entire 100 days. He will be conducting  experiments to study the effects of long-term exposure to pressure and working with other researchers and physicians on other diving related medical issues, as well as teaching his hyperbaric medicine and medical school courses from inside Jules Undersea Lodge. Dr. Dituri is Chief Researcher for Underseas Oxygen Clinic in Tampa, FL.  

Multiple researchers will join the 100-day mission. The mission will feature regular broadcasts with scientists talking about their experiments in Jules’.  Throughout the mission marine specialists will be joined by social media influencers to highlight the important message of ocean conservation. 

The International Board of Undersea Medicine is a major sponsor of this mission.