[#2, #4, #5, #6, #8, #12, #13, #16, #26] Large saltwater holding system and life-support pumps, remote-handling/ROV purchase, drone/ROV fleet, camera/sensor/server hardware, purchase of mobile high-capacity incinerator, vehicles/boat fleet, specimen transport containers & lifting gear, initial PPE stocks, and secure communications hardware.

[#1, #11, #15, #24] Site 40 containment cell retrofit (reinforced enclosure, double-door vestibule, ventilation and standoff barriers) plus permanent/major fencing and signage, initial wastewater mitigation works, and one-time permitting/application fees.

[#14, #28, #32] Lab buildout and instruments: freezers and cold storage, specialized experimental apparatus (bioluminescence chambers, force rigs, imaging) and initial sample-archiving/cryogenic setup.

[#9, #17, #18] Salaries for cover operatives posing as Parks Victoria rangers (operational field teams), contracted/on-call paramedic coverage, and core research staff (senior researchers and technicians).

[#29] Personnel insurance, benefits and security clearance overhead estimated as ~30% of salary totals as ongoing recurring overhead.

[#6, #19, #20, #21, #28, #31, #32] Ongoing camera/telemetry hosting and analytics, laboratory analyses and sequencing, meteorological/ocean subscription services, population monitoring/census and data science support, expedition campaign costs for reef surveys and annual sample-archive maintenance.

[#22, #27] Annual allocation to maintain emergency evacuation/compensation reserves and an incident remediation/PR/repair contingency fund for potential mass strandings or breaches.

[#7, #8, #12, #13, #5] Daily/seasonal beach collection and incineration ops, incinerator fuel/operations maintenance (post-purchase), vehicle/boat fuel & maintenance, specimen transport rentals/crane support for recoveries, and drone operational costs.

[#10, #23, #24, #30] Official cover costs (PR materials, outreach), legal counsel and cover-up contingencies, recurring permitting/environmental compliance fees, and community goodwill/cover grants.

[#14, #16, #19, #28] Consumables including captive feeding costs (frozen meat/fish), ongoing PPE replacement and decontamination supplies, laboratory consumables/reagents, and yearly consumables for experimental apparatus.

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #11, #15] Energy and utilities for life-support (pumps, chillers, HVAC), ongoing maintenance for holding systems and remote-handling gear, camera/hosting infrastructure upkeep, repairs to fencing/closures, and wastewater disposal monitoring/maintenance.

[#26] Recurring encrypted comms services: satellite phone airtime, encrypted radios hosting, and cybersecurity/secure database hosting for incident logs.

[#25] Annual training, drills and SOP maintenance for remote handling, public interaction under cover, and emergency response readiness.

[#17] Medevac/airlift standby retainer and episodic emergency response fees in addition to contracted paramedic salary.