Argionet Project - Argionet Project

Japanese: アルジオネット計画 - あるじおねっとけいかく
Argionet Project - Argionet Project

...Diving originally refers to humans diving underwater, but it also includes the use of submersibles or unmanned underwater vehicles such as underwater robots. This article explains diving in the narrow sense and the activities that extend beyond it.
[Development of diving technology]
Free diving to collect seafood, as done by female divers (ama), has been practiced since ancient times, even before the Common Era. However, the time and depth of free diving is extremely limited. The world record for free diving is held by Jacques Mayol of France, who dived for 3 minutes and 40 seconds off the coast of Elba in 1976, reaching a depth of 100 meters, but this is still an exceptional case.

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Argionet Project" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…潜水とは本来,人間が水中に潜ること(ダイビング)を指すが,潜水船を使用したり水中ロボットなど無人潜水機により作業する場合も含めていわれる。本項目では狭義の潜水と,その延長上にある活動について説明する。
[潜水技術の発展]
 あま(海女)のように素潜りで海産物をとることは古く紀元前から行われてきた。しかしその時間と水深はきわめて限られたものである。素潜りの世界記録としてはフランスのマイヨールJacques Mayolが1976年にエルバ島沖で3分40秒間潜水し,水深100mに達したことがあるが,これはあくまで異例である。…

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