The Seasteading Institute is a nonprofit think-tank promoting the creation of floating ocean cities as a revolutionary solution to some of the world’s most pressing problems: rising sea levels, overpopulation, poor governance, and more…
What is Seasteading?
Seasteading is building floating societies with significant political autonomy. Nearly half the world’s surface is unclaimed by any nation-state, and many coastal nations can legislate seasteads in their territorial waters.
Why Seastead?
Floating societies will provide the means for rapid innovation in voluntary governance and reverse environmental damage to our oceans. Seasteads will unleash the Blue Economy to create jobs and foster entrepreneurship.
The First Seastead
The dawn of the age of Seasteading began on February 3, 2019, when Ocean Builders achieved an engineering feat and an environmental feat. They proved a single-family seastead can float stably in international waters for less than the cost of the average American home and they achieved a tremendous biodiversity breakthrough.
What Do Seasteaders Want?
We want free seas. There are as many reasons to seastead as there are problems to solve profitably. Eight “aquapreneurs” plan to enrich the poor, cure the sick, feed the hungry, clean the atmosphere, live in balance with nature, power the world, and live in peace.
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The most complete account of the cutting-edge research and the visionaries making it happen.
Tough Questions Answered
What about tsunamis? Can I afford it? Who will govern? We answer your questions with short videos.
The Seasteading Institute
Supported by over a thousand donors, we perform expert-led research, work to catalyze a global movement, and negotiate with coastal countries who are interested in passing legislation for SeaZones in their territorial waters.
Four seasteading companies we inspired:
Blue Frontiers is the first seasteading company.
Ocean Builders built the first single-family seastead.
Ventive Floathouse plans to launch floating carbon-negative homes off the coast of California.
OnHand Agrarian plans to launch floating farms into international waters from Singapore.
Check out other Active Projects inspired by seasteading.