Ichthyander Project

The Ichthyander Project was the first project involving underwater habitats in the Soviet Union in 1960s. Inspired by information on experiments on underwater habitats abroad (in particular, by Jacques Cousteau's Conshelf), the members of the amateur diving club "Ichthyander" in Donetsk embarked on the project of their own at a site by Tarkhankut Cape, Crimea. A memorial marker exists (a stone with a plaque and steel slabs) at the site. This project preceded and catalyzed several other early Soviet experiments with underwater habitats, such as Sadko (autumn 1966), Chernomor and Sprut.

Ichthyander Project

The Ichthyander Project was the first project involving underwater habitats in the Soviet Union in 1960s. Inspired by information on experiments on underwater habitats abroad (in particular, by Jacques Cousteau's Conshelf), the members of the amateur diving club "Ichthyander" in Donetsk embarked on the project of their own at a site by Tarkhankut Cape, Crimea. A memorial marker exists (a stone with a plaque and steel slabs) at the site. This project preceded and catalyzed several other early Soviet experiments with underwater habitats, such as Sadko (autumn 1966), Chernomor and Sprut.