NEPTUNE RISING.

This article focuses on the North-East Pacific Time-Series Undersea Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE) conducted by University of Victoria ocean-modeling expert Richard Dewey in North America's Pacific Coast. Furthermore, if NEPTUNE is completed, 200,000 square kilometers of ocean floor off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia will become a vast undersea observatory. NEPTUNE will cover one of the most diverse and dynamic landscapes particularly on the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate. The NEPTUNE also monitors tectonic activities that triggers mild to strong earthquakes. Aside from the NEPTUNE project, project collaborators hatched two preliminary projects to test the parts before tackling the whole scope of the project: (1) Monterey Experimental Accelerated Research System (MARS); and (2) Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea (VENUS). Despite the promising prospects of the program, NEPTUNE still faces an uncertain future. Finally, many of NEPTUNE's proponents that changes in the way it is used is the biggest problem facing ocean observatories.