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APPENDIX II 



National Undersea Research Centers and their missions: 



University of Connecticut 



The National Under Research Center at the University of 

 Connecticut at Avery Point (NURC-UCAP) conducts undersea research 

 off the New England Coast, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Great Letkes. 

 The Center uses a combination of wet diving, remotely-operated 

 vehicles, and submersibles to conduct research including hard 

 habitat studies in the Gulf of Maine, behavior of mid-water 

 animals, and research and development of remotely operated 

 vehicles (ROVs) . In addition, NURC-UCAP is conducting 

 cooperative research on the large lakes of the world, including 

 Lake Baikal (Soviet Union) , Lake Malawi (Africa) , Lake Kinneret 

 (Israel), and the U.S. Great Lakes. 



University of North Carolina at Wilmington 



The National Undersea Research Center at the University of North 

 Carolina at Wilmington (NURC-UNCW) has responsibilities for the 

 Southeastern Atlantic Coast, the Florida Keys, and the Gulf of 

 Mexico. NURC-UNCW uses shallow and deep submersibles, ROVs, 

 mixed gas (NITROX) diving to carry out research in this area. In 

 addition, the submersible habitat, AQUARIUS, is scheduled to be 

 deployed in the Florida Keys in April, 1993. 



Czuribbezm Marine Research Center 



The National Undersea Research Center at the Caribbean Marine 

 Research Center (NURC-CMRC) is located on Lee Stocking Island in 

 the Exuma Cays, Bahama Islands. This center primarily conducts 

 research in the Caribbean. The Center's location provides easy 

 access to a variety of tropical environments including coral 

 reefs, shoals, mangrove swamps, seagrass beds, deep hardgrounds, 

 and carbonate mud beds. The Center utilizes two research 

 vessels, the shallow submersible PC-401, and ROV along with 

 extensive laboratory capabilities to carry out its research 

 program. Current research conducted by NURC-CMRC includes 

 fisheries studies on spiny lobster, Nassau grouper and queen 

 conch, monitoring of ocean temperature and coral beaching, and 

 investigations of the geology of the Bahama Islands. 



University of Hawaii 



Undersea research in the Hawaiian Islands and Western Pacific are 

 the responsibility of the National Undersea Research Center at 

 the University of Hawaii (NURC-UH) . This Center is located on 

 Oahu Island and conducts research on the ecosystems and mineral 

 resources of the Hawaiian Archipelago. The Hawaiian Center owns 

 one shallow submersible, the MAKALI'I, and the deep submersible 

 PISCES V. In addition, the Center operates on ROV and a towed 

 camera sled. The Center is currently renovating the 220-foot 

 research vessel R/V KAIMIKAI-0-KANALOA. When completed this 

 vessel will be used to deploy the PISCES V and to investigate the 



