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M/VAlucia andtheDalioOceanInitiative

RobMunierVicePresident

WoodsHoleOceanographicInstitution

VincentPieriboneChairman

DalioOceanInitiative

• HistoricalPerspective- Rob• DalioOceanInitiative- Vincent• Discussion

FounderandPrincipal,BridgewaterAssociates

DalioFoundation,RayandBarbaraDalio

Founder,DalioOceanInitiative

• Philanthropist• Oceanenthusiastandadvocate• Ideasintoaction

RayDalio

M/VAlucia

M/VAluciaEx-Nadir56m1300tons42berths

InitialLink AirFranceFlight447

KeyMilestones

2011

AcquisitionofAlucia1st Aluciarefit

2012

FirstMission– GiantSquidWHOImanagementofAlucia

2013

AluciaProductionsfoundedAcquisitionofREMUS6000AcquisitionofUmbra

2014

REMUSleaseexecutedWHOImanagementofUmbra

2015

AcquisitionofVPRAluciabareboatcharterDalioOceanInitiativeestablished

2016

AcquiredVolstadSurveyorSoldUmbra

• Createacredibleoceanographiccapabilitythroughinvestmentsandpartnerships

• Focusonscienceandexploration• Createacapabilitytoaddressawarenessissue• Addmediaelement• Launchmissionsthatmeetahighscienceandmediabar• Createintegratedsolution

AnEvolutionaryProcess

Participateandenjoytheprocessalongtheway

M/VAlucia- Operations

CommercialArrangement

OwnedbyBetaMaritime(anSPE)OperatedbyWHOIunderbareboatcharterCharterrevenuesgotoWHOICapitalimprovementspaidbyBMasapproved

Submersibles

HOVTriton3person1000mToploadPlatformforHDimagery

HOVDeepRover22person1000mBottomloadPlatformforscienceandimagery

Helicopter

DiveSystem

AluciaMissionControl

Projects

FabricatenewsphereforDR2submersible2014

Providemotioncompensatedoceanographicwinchsystem 2013

Projects

M/VAluciaindrydock,BayShip&Yacht,Alameda,CA2015 Engineer,procureandinstallsooteliminationsystem 2013

REMUS6000

CommercialArrangement

OwnedbyDalioFoundationManagedbyWHOIunderleaseagreementAnnualO&MfeepaidtoWHOIProjectrevenuesgotoWHOIUseFeepaidtoDFperoperationaldayCapitalimprovementspaidbyDFasapproved

Projects

DeepbathymetricsurveysSearches

Remus6000 SpanishGalleonSanJose

VideoPlanktonRecorder

CommercialArrangement

OwnedbyDalioFoundationManagedbyWHOIunderno-costleaseChargedatcost;nofeeforuseCapitalimprovementspaidbyDFasapprovedGrantfordevelopmentofnextgenVPR

Projects

Trans-PacificTropicalAtlantic

Alucia OperationalSummary

Sciencemissions 26MediaMissions 15PrivateMissions 8

Total 49

ShipyardPeriods 4Maintenanceperiods 2CrossingsofthePacific 2CrossingstoAntarctica 3

Countriesvisited 20

US Japan Micronesia Palau NewZealand SolomonIslands AustraliaPapuaNewGuinea Indonesia Vanuatu FrenchPolynesia EasterIslandFiji CostaRica Panama Mexico Chile Antarctica Uruguay Brazil

Partners

VesselOperationAreas

Research

Hughen andApprill Micronesia 2013

Moore NewZealand 2013

Soule etal Galapagos 2015

Research

Buesseleretal Bikini 2015

Pineda etal Panama 2015Jenouvrier etal Antarctica 2015-2016

2015

WhaleSharks,Galapagos Pretoma

Technology

NereidHybridTetherOpticalCommunicationsCPICS

DalioExploreFund

PeerReviewedPublications

Media

BBCNHKAtlanticProductionsAluciaProductionsMFFSilverback

ThreeThumbsUp

¨ Goodscience¨ Goodmedia¨ Economicsustainability

“ThreeThumbsUp”Missions

GiantSquid NHK Japan BioluminescenceAMNH SolomonIslands

Documentary GreatBarrierReef DavidAttenboroughYearsofLivingDangerously Bahamas,Turks&Caicos,Haiti

29

Location Dates Mission Media Partner Science

Montevideo,Uruguay Mar - Apr Maintenance &

ABS Survey N/A

1. Sao Paulo Coast, Brazil Apr 24 - May 5 Bioluminescence

Discovery

2. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil May 15 - 28

Spinner Dolphins & CookiecutterSharks

3. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil June 1 -14 Spinner Dolphins TBD1

4. St. Paul’s Rock, Brazil June 18 - Jul 9 Hydrothermal

Vents

5. Mouth of Amazon, Brazil Jul 13 - 26 Coral Discovery

& Exploration

6. Transit from the Amazon to Cartagena

Jul 30 – Aug 10 VPR II Transit N/A

7. Cartagena, Colombia Aug 14 – Sep 3

Deep-seaExploration& CICelebrityEvent

8. Florida Sep 13 - 24 Lophelia Reefs

9. Cuba Oct 12 - 27 RTD trip N/A Approval Requested

10. Cuba Oct 31 – Nov 11 Gardens of theQueen

11. Cuba Nov 12 – 24 Bioluminescence

2017VesselMissionPartnershipSummary

1

5

7

8

Missions with approved VCMs

Missions with VCM approval requested

Required maintenance stops

2&3

6

9, 10,& 11

4

291. Contractual breach CNN with Phillipe Cousteau – exploring mission options later in year.

SettingtheStage

¨ InvestmentinInfrastructure

¨ O&M

¨ Accesstoresources¨ Anewmodel¨ Nimble

An opportunity for partnerships