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6. A program to investigate the possibilities of transplanting useful organisms 

 from one region of the sea to another should be conducted. 



7. More research is needed on the nature of the aggregations of organisms in 

 the sea. 



8. Biological surveys in the seas should be intensified, and programs should be 

 initiated aimed at utilizing new devices such as unmanned buoys and the 

 mesoscaph. 



9. A data center for all oceanographic research should be established for the 

 storage, routine processing and "read-out" of such information as sea surface 

 temperatures, currents, and meteorological data. This data center would not 

 perform the functions of more specialized computing centers such as will be 

 required for oceanographic forecasting. 



10. There is a need for scientific, sociological, and engineering studies directed 

 toward the wider utilization of marine products in protein-deficient areas of the 

 world. 



11. There is a pressing need for studies of the economic and legal aspects 

 of commercial fisheries, especially in comparison with other industries, in order 

 to provide a basis for national policy decisions. 



12. A scientific study of salt-water fishpond culture should be started aimed at 

 providing a basis for greatly increasing the efliciency and productivity of this 

 industry and thereby increasing the protein food supplies in protein-deficient 

 areas such as southeast Asia. 



13. Many aspects of the potential mineral resources on the deep-sea floor 

 should be investigated. Such work should be supported through the Bureau 

 of Mines. 



14. An expanded program of estuarine research is recommended in order that 

 we can make most effective use of this habitat of important resident stock of 

 foodfish and shellfish and the nursery areas for other stocks which are later 

 harvested from the open ocean. 



15. Many lines of marine research depend upon precise definition of species. 

 The study of species is centered in research museums which generally have been 

 supported very poorly. It is recommended that established museimis having 

 significant study collections be given financial support so that this kind of 

 work can be carried forward. 



16. It is recommended that a program on diseases and other toxic effects in 

 the marine environment be established. 



The proposed budgets for these recommendations are given in tables 14, 15, 

 and 16. The mineral resources investigation should be sponsored by the Bureau 

 of Mines with the balance being supported by the Bureau of Commercial Fish- 

 eries through grants, contracts, and in its own laboratories and with the assist- 

 ance of other branches of the Department of the Interior. Programs involving 

 international cooperation and technical assistance to other countries budgeted 

 under this heading should be supported at least in part by the International 

 Cooperation Administration and the State Department. 



Table 14. — Capital costs for neio ocean resources studies ' 

 [Millions of 1958 dollars] 



• Does not include capital costs of ships, which will be found in the section on new ships. 



