necessary to improve living conditions for Arctic residents 

 and to develop ecologically sound approaches to resource 

 development. 



The revised Plan will include recommendations concerning 

 needed studies of Arctic marine ecosystems, including several 

 proposed studies regarding marine productivity, ice-edge 

 ecosystems, and sea-ice processes by the National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, 

 and the Office of Naval Research. These recommendations will 

 be based in part upon a Commission-sponsored study conducted 

 from 1985 through 1988 by the National Research Council's 

 Committee on Arctic Marine Science. The report of this study, 

 entitled "Priorities in Arctic Marine Science," was issued by 

 the National Academy Press in 1988. The report identifies two 

 areas of Arctic marine research reguiring further emphasis: 

 (1) ecosystem dynamics of the Arctic shelf and adjacent seas; 

 and (2) circulation of the Arctic Ocean. 



To help disseminate information on Government-sponsored 

 Arctic research programs, the National Science Foundation, on 

 behalf of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 

 and in cooperation with the Arctic Research Commission, pub- 

 lishes the journal, Arctic Research of the United States . 5 

 The biannual journal is aimed at national and international 

 audiences of government officials, scientists, engineers, 

 educators, private and public groups, and residents of the 

 Arctic. In the future, the Marine Mammal Commission plans to 

 contribute an article describing its Arctic-related activities 

 for publication in the journal. 



In 1989, the Commission will continue to provide assistance 

 in updating and encouraging cooperative implementation of the 

 United States Arctic Research Plan. 



Arctic Data Management 



The Arctic Research and Policy Act charges the Arctic 

 Research Commission and the Interagency Arctic Research Policy 

 Committee with identifying methods to improve the management 

 and dissemination of Arctic environmental data. Under the 

 auspices of the Interagency Committee, the National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space 

 Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. 

 Geological Survey cosponsored a workshop on 21-24 March 1988 

 to consider the data standards and formats and the computer 



5 Copies of the journal are available from the Polar 

 Coordination and Information Section, Division of Polar 

 Programs, National Science Foundation, 1800 G Street, N.W. , 

 Washington, D.C. 20550. 



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