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Clockwise from upper left: Delta Submersible,
Kraken ROV, Diver using Nitrox SCUBA equipment
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NURC-NA&GL has utilized a variety of undersea
technologies to explore and better understand the North Atlantic and Great Lakes region, along
with other underwater ecosystems throughout the world, since 1984. The philosophy of our Center
has been to match the research requirements of scientists with the most appropriate underwater
vehicles and to work with them to procure, design and develop the specialized sampling tools to
meet their research requirements.
The Center provides a range of diving systems to accomplish research underwater, including human
occupied vehicles (HOVs), remotely operated vehicles (
ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and compressed air/mixed-gas
diving. Each system has it's own unique attributes for supporting
particular kinds of research with varying capabilities and costs. The
Undersea Vehicles Capability Table provides a general overview of the capabilities of the core
technologies normally provided for research projects. In addition, we are consistently assessing
the utility of newly available diving platforms and systems, and developing the tools needed to
conduct underwater research in the North Atlantic and Great lakes regions.
Since 1987, the Center has focused on the application and development of remotely operated vehicles
(ROVs) to the research needs of its regions. As part of the University of Connecticut’s research
and engineering programs, the Center has established an Underwater Vehicles Laboratory that is
dedicated to the application, development and enhancement of NURC’s fleet of ROVs.
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