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OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 15. — Operating costs for new resources studies ' 



[Millions of 1958 dollars] 



' Excluding ship operations. 



Table 16. — Capital and operating costs for new resources research * 



' Excluding ships and ship time. 



' 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. 



International cooperation 



It is clear that, as in other sciences, a very large part of the pioneering re- 

 search and new ideas concerning the oceans must come from individual sci- 

 entists or small groups working independently. But international cooperation 

 in work at sea is essential in several kinds of marine research and should also 

 greatly facilitate surveys of the ocean floor and of the waters. 



There is at present a high level of international cooperation among physical 

 and chemical oceanographers of different countries resulting from the Interna- 

 tional Geophysical Year. This cooperation should be maintained and broadened 

 throughout all aspects of the marine sciences, particularly including biology. 

 To this end, the committee recommends : 



1. The United States through the National Science Foundation should give 

 its proportionate share (amounting to perhaps $20,000 per year) of financial 

 and other support to the Special Committee on Oceanic Research of the Interna- 

 tional Council of Scientific Unions. The Committee on Oceanography has been 



