Botany Department - Facilities Guide

Submersible

The University operate two diving submersibles through the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL). This laboratory primarily supports marine research projects that require data acquisition at depths greater than SCUBA limits. The HURL program concentrates its research efforts in the following general areas: fisheries, pollution, sea floor properties and processes, and ocean technology and services. The submersibles are used primarily for projects accepted by a National Science Review Panel which approves and ranks solicited proposals for submersible use. The submersibles operate throughout the Pacific and are available through competitive application. Please contact HURL in the Marine Sciences Building 206 (956-6335).