Planktos Update on Research Vessel Weatherbird ''Voyage of Recovery''

  
    
  
  
    
      Ecorestoration firm Planktos, Inc. (OTCBB:PLKT) whose research ship 
      Weatherbird II sailed from the nation's capitol in early March has been 
      conducting sea trials, training its crew, and is now in South Florida 
      engaged in the installation of key scientific gear. By mid to late July, 
      it’s planned that the ship will be headed into 
      the Eastern Tropical Pacific to begin its series of ocean plankton pilot 
      projects. The company expects to have aboard the ship a sophisticated 
      array of oceanographic instruments including autonomous and remotely 
      controlled ocean sampling vehicles. Planktos has also been negotiating 
      to have a manned submersible join the ship to assist in the collection 
      and verification of data. The Weatherbird may also be joined by other 
      ships to assist in the project work by the time it arrives in the 
      Pacific.
    
    
      The much-anticipated ‘Voyage of Recovery,’ 
      a pioneering ocean science effort to restore vital phytoplankton 
      populations, is expected to significantly slow the rate of global 
      warming, and offer climate policy makers important, affordable new 
      options. The work of the Weatherbird will comprise of several four-six 
      month pilot projects planned to help develop new applied science ocean 
      stewardship via iron micronutrient replenishment in depleted Pacific and 
      Atlantic ocean basins. This will develop the means to help revive the 
      marine food chain and sequester millions of tons of global warming CO2.
    
    
      The first pilot project will take place near the massive natural 
      Galapagos bloom, one of the most prominent features of the world’s 
      oceans. The waters north and south of this giant natural bloom are 
      ideally suited for studies of iron restoration, of diminished ocean 
      productivity, and were the site of two previous international iron bloom 
      research studies in the mid 1990’s.
    
    
      In the coming months, Planktos plans to provide regular updates, 
      including progress reports from the deck of the Weatherbird, as it sets 
      about demonstrating the importance of micronutrient replenishment in the 
      restoration of the ocean and upper atmosphere.
    
    
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      press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the 
      meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A 
      safe-harbor provision may not be applicable to the forward-looking 
      statements made in this press release because of certain exclusions 
      under Section 27A (b). These forward-looking statements involve a number 
      of risks and uncertainties, including the sufficiency of existing 
      capital resources, uncertainties related to the development of Planktos’ 
      business plan, and the ability to secure additional sources of 
      financing. The actual results that Planktos may achieve could differ 
      materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and 
      uncertainties. Planktos encourages the public to read the information 
      provided here in conjunction with its most recent filings on Form 10-KSB 
      and Form 10-QSB. Planktos public filings may be viewed at www.sec.gov.
    
    
      For more information and updates, please visit www.planktos.com.