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The National Science Foundation 



The National Science Foundation supports scientific research and 

 education in the sciences, including estuarine-related disciplines. 

 It has funded the development of marine and atmospheric research 

 facilities. It has also sponsored a broad spectrum of research 

 activities, and has supported the education of environmental 

 scientists of all kinds. The agency was also given additional author* 

 ity by the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966 (PL 89- 

 688). Under the provisions of the Act, the National Science Founda- 

 tion acts to support applied research by establishing an Office of 

 Sea Grant Programs and by preparing policy guidelines for use by 

 grant applicants. Several Sea Grant programs have been directed 

 largely towards the estuaries. 



The Smithsonian Institution 



The Smithsonian Institution relates generally to the ecological, 

 biological and geological study, preservation and educational aspects 

 of fauna, flora, and sediments in estuarine areas. It depends upon 

 the accumulation and analysis of adequate biological and environ- 

 mental data to predict the impact of environmental modifications on 

 the estuarine biota. The modifications must represent improvement 

 rather than degradation. It operates an Oceanographic Sorting Center 

 for the processing of aquatic, biologic and geologic samples. It 

 develops interdisciplinary conferences, such as on pollution problems 



