Major Projects Foundation

The Major Projects Foundation is dedicated to undertaking and supporting marine conservation research, education and action throughout the Pacific

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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!

https://t.co/sCxu2VuBrc

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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
https://t.co/0mkvLh7kSx

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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!

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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!

[Dr Matt Carter ⚓️🇳🇿 @ARCHAEOTechnic]

Honoured (and humbled) to be recognised as part of the @ExplorersClub 50 for my work at the @MajorProjects Foundation.

Huge opportunity to raise awareness about the threats #WWII wrecks pose to the #Pacific!

https://t.co/rsMfNjeklx...
#scuba #wreck #Archaeology #explorersclub

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

Success! The first archaeological survey of the Japanese Submarine I-124 (protected under the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018) by the Major Projects Foundation.
https://t.co/PhkIsEx0rU

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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.

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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. https://t.co/MIRgWMp9oV

[Dr Matt Carter ⚓️🇳🇿 @ARCHAEOTechnic]

"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"

https://t.co/xV889Cy3Pu

[Dr Matt Carter ⚓️🇳🇿 @ARCHAEOTechnic]

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!

[Dr Matt Carter ⚓️🇳🇿 @ARCHAEOTechnic]

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 @AIMA_underwater]

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!

[UNESCO PACIFIC @UNESCO_Pacific]

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

[Environmental Peacebuilding Association @EnvPeacebuild]

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.

https://t.co/nWGJGTd1w9
@ELIORG

[ECO Magazine @ecoMagNews]

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!

https://t.co/zXs7SGUrlS

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

Latest research alert 🚨! https://t.co/8npgvAd1LA @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.

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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 https://t.co/6FaJJsnwFk

#Scuba #MarinePollution

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

To understand more about the ongoing struggle for Bikini Atoll please visit the Kili-Bikini-Ejit Local Government's webpage https://t.co/OoBwFPiybP

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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
https://t.co/4Em5TN419Z

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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 https://t.co/bhL9HTgk1k...

[Major Projects Foundation @MajorProjects]

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