Scientist Will Spend a Month in the World's Only Underwater Marine Lab (VIDEO)

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of the famed underwater explorer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Fabien plans to spend the month of June 63 feet beneath the ocean's surface near Key Largo, Florida in the world's only underwater marine lab.

Enough of the space talk with astronauts and deep space missions; Cousteau and his team of "aquanauts" will study how climate change and pollution affect marine life over the course of 31 days during their deep sea mission. Dubbed "Mission 31", Cousteau and his researchers will honor the 50^th anniversary of Cousteau's grandfather creating the first ocean floor habitats for humans.

Cousteau announced the mission in 2013, and he will broadcast each moment underwater on multiple channels to show the world the environment beneath the ocean. He's also working on a book that will document Mission 31 in hopes to unearth the detrimental effects of climate change and pollution. Costeau has more than 30 people in his supporting staff, from fellow researchers to filmmakers to tech people.

The 30-plus divers will live in the 400-square-foot and 81-ton lab, which is operated by Florida International University. They will be surrounded by various marine life and scuba dive between six and eight hours a day to collect the data they need for their experiment. The lab is armed with cameras, GoPros, computers, and any other technology needed to document the daily activities.

But there are some drawbacks. Spending such an extended period of time underwater results in a number of changes, among other disadvantages: you lose your sense of taste after ten days, your hair grows faster, your voice is higher, you can't cook (they eat dehydrated foods and chips), it's very humid, and you're on a strict sleep cycle.

"I hope I am a firestarter, because at the end of the day, who wouldn't want to be an aquanaut?" said Costeau in this CNN News article. "I mean, this is just an amazing place. It's our final frontier. We've explored less than 5% of our oceans, so there's a lot left to do out there."

They have 25 days left in the underwater mission just nine miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Costeau and his team look to specifically focus on climate change and the related challenges of ocean acidification, ocean pollution with an emphasis on the effects of plastics, and overconsumption of resources with specific focus on the decline of biodiversity, according to the mission overview.

You can watch Mission 31 live here.