Editor’s Note: The following is from CRE Brazil
One of the main scientific projects in Brazil in the following years is the creation of an oceanic laboratory to be constructed on the high sea. The idea was announced by economist Aloizio Mercadante, new Minister of Science and Technology. He explained that in the future research center, studies on the relationship between sea life and oil exploration will be developed.
“I have already talked to the Navy, Petrobras and some private companies about constructing the first oceanic laboratory on Brazil’s high sea. We are going to be located at the limit of the continental shelf, researching oceanic currents and sea life,” stated Mercadante.