The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has as its primary research interests ocean acidification, tsunami detection and forecasting, hydrothermal vent systems, fisheries oceanography, and long term climate monitoring and analysis in order to increase understanding of the global ocean and develop new technologies. PMEL, then known as the Pacific Oceanographic Laboratories, was one of the foundational ESSA Research Laboratories. PMEL includes the Ocean Environment Research Division (OERD), the Ocean Climate Research Division (OCRD), and the Engineering Development Division (EDD).
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