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An online petition has been launched to call on the White House to continue the funding for the Aquarius Project. The project, which allows scientists to spend extended periods underwater studying long term changes to the marine ecosystem, is due to have its annual funding cut on 1 September. The project’s annual funding amounts to some $3 million/year, a relatively small amount in comparison to many government projects, and the habitat is the last of its kind in the world.