2 OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 



that needs to be done, and the facilities that will be required to achieve 

 a thorough study in this important field over the 10-year period from 

 1960 to 1970. This report clearly shows that, while man has been goin^; 

 to sea since before the dawn of written history, he has really acquired 

 but little knowledge of the element that carries the trade of the world. 

 His ignorance of what is below the surface of the sea is as dark as its 

 abysmal depths. 



It will be the goal of this committee to conduct a comprehensive 

 study in the field of oceanography so that it can make positive and 

 factual representations and recommendations to the Congress for 

 guidance in carrying out a firm program. 



We are pleased to hear this morning from Mr. Richard Vetter, 

 Executive Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, Committee 

 on Oceanography, and Adm. H. Amald Karo, Director of the U.S. 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey. 



Chairman Bonner, we are very happy to have you here this morn- 

 ing. If you have anything that you would like to say before we 

 start our hearings, we would be pleased to hear you. 



"Would you come forward, please, Mr. Vetter. 



Our first witness is Mr. Vetter, Executive Secretary of the Na- 

 tional Academy of Sciences, Committee on Oceanography, who acted 

 as Secretary, I believe, to the Brown committee, and is very familiar 

 with this work. 



Mr. Vetter. 



STATEMENT OF MR. RICHAED VETTER, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, 

 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



Mr. Vetter. Mr. Chairman, first of all I would like to express the 

 appreciation of the Committee on Oceanography for the thoughtful 

 attention you have already given to marine sciences and to our re- 

 port. I would like to extend Dr. Harrison Brown's greetings at this 

 time and to comment that he and the rest of the conmiitt^e stands 

 ready to be of assistance and cooperation in every way possible in 

 your studies. 



I think you already have a copy of chapter 1, "Introduction and 

 Summary of Recommendations," of the Committee's report. 



At this time I have brought two other preliminary copies of chap- 

 ters being prepared for the Committee on Oceanography report, chap- 

 ter 8, "Education and Manpower," and chapter 12, "Marine Sciences 

 in the United States, 1958". These two and other chaptei-s in the 

 report are being prepared as rapidly as time will permit and will 

 be made available to you as soon as possible. 



There may be some slight changes in the published copies but the 

 changes will be very minor. 



In addition, there is a small mimeographed two-page report that 

 lists some of the departments of the Government that are concerned 

 with the development of marine sciences and that are mentioned in 

 the report of the Committee on Oceanography. 



Also, for your information, there is a four-page mimeographed 

 list of oceanographic research sliips, including those engaged in the 

 scientific activities of the various oceanographic instructions, those 

 being used by tlie Navy in its program, tlioso being used by the Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey, and those operated by the Bureau of Commer- 

 cial Fisheries. 



