The Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation (FRN) is a non-for-profit organization for marine research based in the Azores/Portugal.
The Foundation’s main activity is to carry out in-situ observation and documentation of deep-sea environments by means of manned submersible technology.
The Rebikoff Foundation has been filming deep-sea fauna for several nature documentaries, including the BBC´s Blue Planet II series.
The LULA1000 submersible has been optimized for quality deep-water filming of fauna and habitats.
Joint research projects are being carried out with a number of national and international research partners, and a special partnership exists with the the Azorean Government and the University of the Azores. In situ documentation of deep-sea fauna and habitats is used for scientific and educational purposes.
Between 11th and 17th October 2020, the MARE Madeira – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre carried out the MARE@Porto Santo 2020 expedition, during which 27 researchers were involved doing habitat and biodiversity characterization, from aerial imaging to the deep sea. The Rebikoff Foundation participated with their LULA1000 manned submersible and its support catamaran ADA REBIKOFF. Two […]
“… In the deep sea of Madeira, onbord the submersible LULA1000, and for the first time in the history of Humanity in such great depth, we could here Sophia…”) On 6th november, the famous Portuguese poet and writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen would have been celebrating her 100th birthday. The marine biologist Manuel Biscoito […]
The biggest ever TV series on marine life in Portugal “Mar, a última frontiera” by Nuno Sá – Atlantic Ridge Productions – is on air. The LULA1000 submersible already appeared in the “Best-of” episode: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p6437/e440118/mar-a-ultima-fronteira These are the dates on which the series will be on air in RTP1: 20th november 21h RTP1 – opening […]
