This document discusses underwater manipulation and robotic systems. It provides an overview of ISME, an Italian research unit, and some of its projects related to underwater robotics including MARIS, which aims to develop autonomous marine robotics for intervention tasks. It also discusses the state of the art in underwater manipulation, challenges including kinematics and dynamics when coordinating a vehicle and manipulator underwater. Various tasks that could be controlled are mentioned such as end effector position and orientation, joint limits, drag minimization, and obstacle avoidance.