Location Greece

HCMR and Cabrito Consulting have signed an MOU to develop a manned Underwater Research Station in Greece – Calamar Park Project

Greece was our favoured location from the very beginning. We are now delighted to have reached an agreement with the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) to develop and deploy the European Underwater Research Station off the Greek islands.

The purpose-built concept of the facility is guided by numerous interdisciplinary inputs from potential users and the form-follows-function principle. It is intended to become the central contact point for all types of applications that require a prolonged human presence on the seafloor. The station pursues a non-invasive approach with the highest possible mobility, versatility and cost efficiency.

For partnerships and opportunities, please contact Frank Scharmann

International Astronautical Congress

(06.10.2023) With Love from the IAC 2023 in Baku/Azerbaijan. Our managing partner Frank Scharmann pulled through the program until the end despite a severe flu. Thank you for your commitment!

Digital Library Updated

Digital Library(Update 23.09.2023) The Calamar Park Digital Library is updated. There you will find all kind of relevant images, articles, manuals and reports about underwater stations and related subjects of all times worldwide. For access contact Mart by mail.

International Astronautical Congress

(20.09.2023) Preparing for our presentation ‘Space Application in a Manned Underwater Habitat‘ on the International Astronautical Congress IAC on 6th October in Baku, Azerbaijan. As far as we know, it is the first time a marine organization presents on this important gathering. Please let us know if you wish to meet. https://www.iac2023.org/about/about-iac/

Alan Allen joined CalamarPark

(30.07.2022) Alan A. Allen retired in 2020 as a world-renowned emergency response coordinator and researcher, dealing with marine pollution incidents in nearly 50 countries. As an aquanaut he spent weeks at a time in the Hydrolab underwater habitat and he is a valuable consultant to CalamarPark.

Meeting on Habitability & Marketing

It was great to have Alison Mattos, Alan Allen, Brendon Traxler, Nursel Arslan and Martin Henke on a discussion about Habitability and Marketing of undersea habitats on 23rd June. We had very interesting first hand insights of Hydrolab and Jules Undersea Lodge and look forward to the next session. Thanks everybody for joining.

Escape to the Seafloor

“It was probably in 7th or 8th grade; I didn’t quite catch the teacher’s question to all of us, but it was probably about what would happen if the fishery went on as before. I only regained consciousness from my daydreams when I was called upon to answer the question. I hesitated and said, that at some point there might be no more fish, the sea would be almost completely fished out. The class burst out laughing and the teacher, clearly amused, reassured me, that could take a while. Continue reading “Escape to the Seafloor”