2 EIGHTH PACIFIC SCIENCE CONGRESS 



2. The Congress strongly supports the proposal, recently examined 

 by the special UNESCO meeting of consultants on oceanography, to 

 create a legally constituted inter-governmental organization for oceano- 

 graphic research in the Indo-Pacific region. 



3. The Congress urges member countries (a) to exert every means 

 to develop research programs upon which may be based sound policies 

 for increased development and wise use of marine resources, (b) to de- 

 velop the fullest international cooperation in the management of marine 

 resources so that they may be maintained permanently. 



4. The Congress draws attention to the following types of ocean- 

 ographic study which can be maintained at a small cost, and whose re- 

 sults when correlated with other available data can provide large re- 

 turns: (a) Daily observations of surface sea water temperature and sa- 

 linity which can be made at light-stations, and by commercial shipping 

 lines. The work may be extended to daily observations of the nutrient 

 and respiratory elements, and the state of the sea. (b) Study of specific 

 organisms of academic or economic interest in the locality. There are 

 many species which have been taxonomically described, but whose life 

 history, habits and economic value are unknown. 



5. The Congress commends the excellent research work of the Bu- 

 reau of Fisheries of the Philippines and respectfully suggests to the Gov- 

 ernment of the Republic of the Philippines that it explore the possibili- 

 ties of establishing further oceanographic and fish culture research 

 through the provision of extended facilities. 



