Symposia Series for Undersea Research 



The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office 

 of Undersea Research, through the NOAA Undersea Laboratory System 

 (NULS) begun in 1977, has provided manned underwater facilities 

 and other research support for investigations of coastal marine 

 environments including biological, geological, and ecological 

 problems. There are currently five National Undersea Research 

 Facilities which operate under cooperative agreements between 

 universities and NOAA. The facilities are located at: the West 

 Indies Laboratory of Fairleigh Dickinson University, the University 

 of North Carolina at Wilmington, the University of Connecticut at 

 Avery Point, the University of Southern California at the Catalina 

 Marine Science Center, and the University of Hawaii at Makapuu 

 Point on Oahu . 



NOAA's Undersea Research Program funds scientists to conduct 

 research at these facilities which is in line with NOAA's research 

 needs and priorities in the areas of: (1) fisheries, (2) marine 

 pollution, (3) sea floor properties and processes, and (4) ocean 

 services. 



Since its inception, NOAA also has encouraged and supported 

 the use of submersibles to perform in-situ underwater observations 

 and data gathering. Many shallow-water submersible missions have 

 been supported by the Undersea Research Program, including the 

 Johnson S e a - L i n k , the Nekton-Gamma , and the Mermai d , as well as 

 deep-water missions using the A 1 v i n . Submersible program goals 

 are to support research from NOAA's major program elements, and 

 the submersible needs of the Sea Grant College system. 



The Symposi a Series for U ndersea Research has been developed 

 specifically to provide a publishing medium for national symposia 

 whose contents have dealt with major questions, problems, or 

 syntheses resulting from NOAA's Undersea Research Program. 



Information about the Symposi a Series for Undersea Research , 

 other results of NOAA's Undersea Research Program, the National 

 U nde rsea Resea rch Facilities , or NOAA's submersible program can 

 be obta i ned from : 



NOAA's Undersea Research Program 



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6010 Executive Boulevard 



Rockville, MD 20852 



Photo Credits: 



All photographs were taken by Bruce Nyden and 

 Dale Anderson of the Hydrolab Facility unless 

 otherwi se stated . 



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