The National Undersea Research Program (NURP) is the nation's only federal scientific program that specializes in providing access to undersea technology to help us better manage Earth's last frontier. NURP makes undersea technologies available to the scientific community, supports creative partnerships, and conducts groundbreaking research towards the advancement of marine and Great Lakes science.

NURP is a science program. The wide array of scientific problems facing the nation requires a variety of technologies. Through ownership or leasing, NURP provides undersea systems that work from the coast to the deep sea.

Sea Life

	Midwater Vertebrates	1
	Seafloor Vertebrates	1 2
	Midwater Invertebrates	1
	Seafloor Invertebrates	1 2
	Marine Mammals	1

 

Seascapes

	Coastal Ecosystems	1
	Coral Reefs	1
	Rocky Reefs	1
	Artificial Reefs	1
	Vents and Seeps	1
	Submarine Mountains	1 2

Undersea Technologies

	Scuba Divers and Wet Suits	1 2 3
	Tethered Drivers	1
	Tethered Robots (ROV's)	1
	Free-Swimming or Authonomous Robots (AUV's)	1
	Submersibles	1 2 3 4
	Undersea Labs (Habitats) & Observatories	1 2 3
	Surface Support Vessels & Shore Labs	1 2

Undersea Explorers

Undersea Explorers

1

Graphics

	Systems	1 2
	Miscellaneous	1

• Visit the National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Home Page

• Visit the NOAA
  Home Page Ocean Page
  
  

• Visit
  AQUARIUS -
  the World's Only
  Underwater Laboratory