National Undersea Research Program

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The National Underwater Research Program of the USA operates six facilities for undersea research, including the world's only permanent undersea research facility, Aquarius. The program is operated under the auspices of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Each center is funded by a grant from NOAA. Projects are chosen based upon peer review.

National Undersea Research Center for Hawaii and the Western Pacific - University of Hawaii's Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL)
National Undersea Research Center for the West Coast and Polar Regions University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes- University of Connecticut, Avery Point
National Undersea Research Center for the Middle Atlantic Bight - Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS) at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
National Undersea Research Center for the Southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
National Undersea Research Center for the Caribbean - Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC), Tequesta, FL